[Harp-L] Original Hohner Pro Harp/painted covers



I must have missed the sarcasm in this: "Notice that the shiny covers give a bright
sound and the black covers give a dark sound-"


Maybe my old friends were right to laugh at me. But, FWIW, both Antony Dannecker (a Hohner devotee) and Os Leguisimo (at Suzuki customer service) have each told me separately that harmonicas with painted covers have a darker tone because the paint dampens the resonance of the cover plates. I also asked Steve Baker about this and he was not sure, but said the paint would dampen the resonance of the cover plates which might have an effect on tone.

i certainly respect Pat Missin's findings, but I would tend to believe Mr. Dannecker and Os must have some basis for their respective opinions. They both should be in a position to know more about this stuff than i do, and neither of them would have been motivated to tell me what i wanted to hear, since I made the inquiry with an open question when i asked each of them about it. Now, I'm not sure what to think...

Be that as it may, I still like the dark tone of my Hammonds....whether or not the painted covers have anything to do with it.

JP





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