Re: [Harp-L] Hohner "Band"

[David Payne <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes I've heard of it.
I've got a prewar "School Band", http://www.elkriverharmonicas.com/antebellums.html I think it and the Band were part of the same harps in schools idea, the Band was Richter, the School band was 12-hole solo tuned... but I don't know that for a fact. I used to have a Band, I'm thinking back trying to remember it, I see what you mean about the  Special 20 type covers. It's kind of open in the back, design could use a coverplate support, but there isn't one.... 
I've had that thing apart, I remember the comb as pearwood or peachwood with a darker veneer around the sides. 
Keep your eyes open, you might see one, they aren't extremely rare, but you don't see them everyday.
Dave
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Dave Payne Sr. 
Elk River Harmonicas
www.elkriverharmonicas.com 

----- Original Message ----
From: "Emjy32@xxxxxxx" <Emjy32@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 4:53:23 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Hohner "Band"

I was at a harp-playing friend's house recently and I found a harp in his  
collection unlike any other that I have ever seen or heard of. It was called a  
Hohner, just simply, "Band". It is an awesome harp. It is shaped like one  of 
Jason Ricci's custom harmonicas (a marine band comb w/ special 20  
coverplates). The opening in the back was completely rounded. like the edge of  the harp 
looked kinda like this (the comb)- [( -(the back opening). If that makes any 
sense. The wood of the comb did  not seem like normal maple it was darker and 
harder, maybe that was the age. It  also had the star of David on the back. It 
was also a joy to play. Easy to bend,  loud, and reminiscent of a harmonica 
that was airtight (due to it's age  it's a tad leaky). The point of this article 
is to ask my fellow reed whackers  (i like that 1) if they've heard of this 
harp. So uh, have you?

Jay Gaunt



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