Re: [Harp-L] Solo tuned diatonics

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Missin" <pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Solo tuned diatonics


> BBQ Bob wrote:
>
> >According to Pat Missin in an offlist email to
> >me a couple of months ago, the Hohner School Band model was even
available
> >in the key of G, and I've been on the lookout for one ever since.
>
> There were two different School Band models. The School Band Soprano
> 1816S was about the same size as the Marine Band Soloist 584. The
> School Band Tenor 1816T was about the same size as the Marine Band
> 364.
>
> The 1816S was available in the keys of G and regular C. The 1816T was
> available in G and tenor C. At least that's what the catalogs of the
> time state. I've never actually encountered one in the key of G.
>
> In addition to the solo tuned harps Jack listed, there is also a
> 16-hole four octave solo tuned diatonic that turns up on eBay from
> time to time under the name Blue Danube, labeled with "Eddie Gordon
> Limited Edition". They are valved and about the same production
> quality as the Lark (I'd be willing to bet that the both come from
> Shanghai), the nicest thing about them being that the have the same
> hole spacing as a standard diatonic, rather than the larger spacing of
> the 364.
>
>  -- Pat.

Hi Pat,
Thanks for the info on that!! Now there's more stuff to keep my eyes opened
for!!

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
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