Re: [Harp-L] 2016 CBH

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I just got lucky (...put your dirty minds away....) My cousin found a 2016 in her sons old toy chest.
Aparently someone gave it to him when he was a child (he's 30 now) .The button was broke, so I took it apart and was amazed. The reed plates are imaculate. I ordered the plunger and lever arm and it plays wonderfully. I'm not super proficient at chrom but do a fair job at 3'd pos. 
For you chrom pros is there anything I should know about break in....................Dane Paul

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From: "Emile D'Amico" <edamico@xxxxxxx> 

> You might want check out some recordings of the greats 
> Bonfiglio 2016, Adler 270 and other models in his 
> later years, Cham-ber Huang solid silverl 2012, 
> Toots 270 and hohner variations of that model the 
> boper series. If you can find Portrait of a Genius 
> by Toots he may be using a different chromatic. 
> The tone varies a lot by player and recording techniques.Also there is the Doug 
> Tate-Bobby Giordano 
> Renny thats a very nice instrument. I wish I could 
> afford one. Then there must be a bunch of custom 
> models that you can search out. 
> 
> Emile Diggs Student24 D'Amico 
> 
> >>> richard weis 07/04/08 04:16 AM >>> 
> Thanks Emile, 
> 
> student 24 has a fine tone, no doubt. Do you know of a chromatic that sounds 
> round and woody. I have traditionally played the 12hole super chromonica in 
> a fiddle tune style. I'm didly didlied out and dug out the 2016 CBH I bought 
> about 26 years ago and never played. I just couldn't get the hang of it, and 
> it didn't sound right on fiddle tunes. 
> 
> A few weeks ago I gave it another bash and have been really loving the way 
> it resonates through the bones of your skull and makes the chromonica sound 
> very thin and reedy.It also carries very well in open spaces. So I'm playing 
> tunes, show tunes and things on it. All that makes me think there must be a 
> rich full alternative that will sound even better. I am a great fan of the 
> lyrical qualities of the clarinet. But I've played harmonica for a very long 
> time and am even more in love with the versatility of it. So I'd like to 
> find a harmonica with rich bendable reeds and the capacity to go 
> clarinetish. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> RJ 
> 
> 
> On 4/7/08 2:51 PM, "Emile D'Amico" wrote: 
> 
> > I feel the 2016 is a very player specific ax. You can't just pick it up and 
> > play it even if you play other 
> > chromatics. It will usually feel like it's blowing back 
> > at you. The 2016 can sound warm and rich but you must put the time in. Check 
> > out this recording 
> > http://student.ccp.edu/student/student24/ED2.htm 
> > The video is in qtime so you might need a plug in from 
> > apple. 
> > 
> > Emile Diggs D'Amico 
> > 
> >>>> richard weis 07/03/08 22:32 PM >>> 
> > What is it about the 2016 CBH makes it interesting.To me it sounds plastic 
> > like a melodica. Is there an equivilent with a richer fuller more 
> > clarinetish tone. 
> > 
> > RJ 
> > 
> > 
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