RE: [Harp-L] Non-Oskar Tombo Diatonics

["Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

> Anyone else have any experience with Tombo diatonics not bearing the Lee 
> Oskar name?  I know they're not distributed in North America, but a couple 
> of years ago a European friend brought me a couple of Tombo Ultimos he 
> purchased in a shop in Paris.  >-tim


You don't see them too often but you can get Tombo Folk Blues harmonicas 
here (UK). They are slightly cheaper than Lee Oskars but are to most intents 
and purposes constructed the same way (reed plates and covers are 
interchangeable).  The couple I've had have not quite come up to the level 
of quality control of Lee Oskars, but it's nothing that a few minutes' 
fine-tuning and gapping can't put right.   If you see them they worth 
grabbing.  The snag for you American types is that you can't buy them your 
end and they are a lot more expensive this end, as are all harps when 
compared with US prices.

Steve

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