Subject: [Harp-L] Super Chrominica Plastic Box

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

you can pick up one of these..it's cheap, easy to put around your  wrist (or 
attach to your belt), and fits the 270.  I bought  2  off ebay a couple of 
years ago and love them for travelling. 
 
 
_http://tinyurl.com/564j7h_ (http://tinyurl.com/564j7h) 
 
okay.  as far as being able to 'date' the harmonica based on the  box?  You 
are of course making the assumption that no one ever switched  harmonicas 
around and that the harmonica IN the box belongs TO that box?   ;)
 
...for my part I have so many chromatics now, I've moved them around  
...tossed one into a different case or box for transportation and  storage, it could 
easily become 'confusing'..but then I'm not trying to  authenticate them.  
It's simply not a foolproof method.
 
The harp itself is how you'd authenticate the date..and,  unfortunately, your 
seller provided one very poorly lit photo of that  particular chromatic 
(while also giving very good close  up photos of the back of the comb of his other 
'pristine'  270C..so it does make me question the condition of the one you  
got). Mentioned a small dent in the metal, and that the 'wood front plate  works 
good' (which scares me a little since the mouthpiece should be metal),  lol.  
You have no photos of the comb, front or back...nor any photos of the  rear 
plate (to determine whether the harp is indeed pre-war based on the type of  
'star' (or absence of). 
 
Dave Payne might be able to better authenticate it for  you based on a verbal 
description.  A couple of months  ago I found a site from Britain (posted it 
on slidemeister, but not sure I put  it on here), from a collector who showed 
in great detail a lot of these kinds of  harps with their cases...I'll see if 
I can find the link.
 
Elizabeth
P.S.  please don't play it without cleaning the mouthpiece thoroughly?  
....basically taking it apart too and making sure there isn't anything lurking  
inside the comb. There are a lot of us who can help you do this.  ;)
 
 
 
Message: 4
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:59:16 GMT
From:  "jcolbyspell@xxxxxxxx" <jcolbyspell@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Super  Chrominica Plastic Box
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Hi,
I finally got a Chromatic  harmonica.  It is a Super Chromonica.  It came in 
a super red wooden  box.  I don't want to destroy the box by packing it 
around.  Does  anyone have one of the new plastic boxes.  Hohner said they would 
sell me  one for $11.00 + $9.00 shipping.  Frankly, that is more than I paid for 
the  harp.  Anyone want to make me a deal?  Even if it is for a different  
harp that would still fit that would be fine.  
Just  out of curiosity, can anyone give me a rough age of the harmonica based 
on the  box.  It is wood with brass hinges and latch.  Here is the ebay  
listing  
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310066478537&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%
26satitle%3D%2B310066478537%2509%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1  .
The front of the box looks like the one in the bottom left hand corner of  
this picture.  http://www.dargate.com/249_auction/249_images/3341.jpg

Colby







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