Re: Nickel allergy and harp cover plates

[Mark Crowley <Mark.Crowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Garry,

I used to get a skin reaction from the black pro harps coating but liked the plastic combs - so I started buying Blues harps and swapped the pro harp combs and that was okay for awhile -

do you know if the blues harp covers were nickel as well?

all I can remember is they were shiny-er   :)


crowley

>>> Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 04/07/04 11:11am >>>

"Blunt White" <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> A friend of mine wants to ask HarpL'ers about the incidence of nickel 
> allergies and their common manifestations.  My friend is getting swollen 
> lips (on the inside) and chapped and cracked on the outside.  The problem 
> seems correlated to harp use.  He plays Special 20's which I know have 
> nickel plated covers.  Is this a common issue for harp players?  I suggested 
> he switch to Lee Oskers which I play and know are chrome plated. Which 
> Hohner harps do not have nickel plated covers?

the pro harp and cross harp have black covers.


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