Re: Hering´s Professional . 40 Chromatic Harmonica and Vintage 40

["Fernando Bresslau" <ferbress@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi again.

It seems to me that the link is to long and won´t work right.
Please try this one:
http://www.ozdobe.org/bresslau/ecafhb/imagens/galerias/hering5140/
or
http://listen.to/fhb/imagens/galerias/hering5140/
or even
http://listen.to/fhb/en/ where I have other interesting articles.
Regards,
Fernando Bresslau


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Bresslau" <bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; <harpon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Hering´s Professional . 40 Chromatic Harmonica and Vintage 40


>
> Hi, everybody.
>
> Some exciting news!
>
> Hering has come out with TWO new chroms!
>
> I have bought one, the other I had to leave in the store.
>
> The harmonicas are both 10 hole 40 reeds chromatics with wooden combs.
>
> The first model is a Vintage 40 or a similar name, and, as one could
guess,
> it´s design follows the lines of the Vintage 1923 diatonic harp. It´s comb
> has the same finish as the diatonic (red-brownish died varnish on the
> outside), the coverplates are also "ouro velho" (antique gold" finished
and
> the mouthpiece is golden color (just brass??). I haven´t bought this harp,
> although it looks very nice.
>
> The one I bought is the Hering´s 40 Chromatic Harmonica. It is from the 51
> line (5148, 5164), so I guess its code will be 5140. The comb is painted
> black, and all parts are chromed.
>
> Both harps seem to be exactly the same, save for different coverplate
> engravings and finishes. the 5140 is solo tuned, but I can´t say anything
> about the Vintage 40´s tuning, although I suspect that it could possibly
be
> "richter" tuned (ok, it´s not a tuning, it´s a construction scheme, but
you
> got the idea).
>
> Prices? Here in Brazil it was around 50 dolars for the 5140 and 55 to 60
for
> the Vintage 40. But those are Brazilian prices :-)
>
> I have taken the harp apart (of course, I couldn´t help myself :-) and the
> pictures are on my harp site: http://listen.to/fhb. As the site is in
> portuguese, here is the direct link:
>
http://www.ozdobe.org/bresslau/ecafhb//imagens/galerias/hering5140/index.htm
> l.
>
> I´m posting this notice to HarpOn!, Harp-L and, although I´m not an active
> member, to Slidemeister (if it doesn´t get there, I would ask some of you
> who are active there to do this for me. Pat?). I am sorry for
crossposting,
> but I´m really excited about this "discovery". It seems that only a few
> pieces of this harmonica has been delivered this week to some stores (I
> bought the only 5148 from the store), and I haven´t heard them mentioned
by
> anyone, form Hering or outside.
>
> Anyway, the harmonica lies very good in the hand. Although it has almost
the
> same size as a Slidemeister/Koch/260, it is more comfortable for the round
> coverplatedges and round and chamfered mouthpieceholes.
>
> It is very airtight and responsive. The tone is loud and nice and I am
very
> satisfied with it. It seems to me that the wooden comb has been treated
the
> same way as the Vintage. That said, it isexpected that it won´t warp due
to
> moisture.
>
> I hope you enjoy the pictures.
>
> Have a good week,
> Fernando Bresslau
> São Paulo - Brazil
>
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