Re: civil war harp

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 10, 2004, at 10:57 PM, Pat Missin wrote:

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> Rainbow Jimmy wrote:
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>> Here's some pictures
>> http://www.civilwaroutpost.com/harmongut.jpg.JPG
>> http://www.hotlinecy.com/CivilWar/HarmonicaHarpParts.JPG
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> Sadly, many of the items that are proudly displayed as "Civil War Ear
> harmonicas" are not harmonicas and do not definitely date from the
> Civil War period. The second image here is a good example. The upper
> reedplate in this picture looks like the plate for the bass reeds of a
> diatonic accordion, not a harmonica and the two single reeds under it
> are obviously from a reed organ.

  I agree, having built diatonic accordion kit(s), it DOES look like it. 
Also, having at one time owned a collection of Wurlitzer organ reeds, 
same deal.
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> The lowest reedplate is from a Richter harmonica, but how do they know
> it dates from the Civil War and was not simply dropped at the site by
> a wandering musician fifty years later?

  ahaaaa, I see Pat is getting as cynical as I.                          
   smokey-joe
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