Re: [Harp-L] Euphemisms for harmonica (was John P. Hammond)

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ANY OTHER INTERESTING NAMES FOR HARMONICAS?

Incorporating cockney rhyming slang

"four inch tin Joanna"

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Fertig" <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:11 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Euphemisms for harmonica (was John P. Hammond)


Eric, gob iron is a British euphemism (gob meaning mouth) for harmonica. 
Like tin sandwich, harp, mouth organ, etc.

ANY OTHER INTERESTING NAMES FOR HARMONICAS?

-Dave "late for dinner" Fertig


--- On Thu, 2/4/10, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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Re: [Harp-L] John P. Hammond
       Thursday, February 4, 2010 11:48 AM



           From:
           "Eric Nielsen" <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx>



       To:
       "David Fertig" <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
       Cc:
       harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
               Hi Dave,

Gobironist? Not familiar with that word, but eager to know.

Eric

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 1:35 PM, David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> John Paul Hammond is the singing, plank-spanking gobironist son of John
> Henry Hammond Jr (prodigious early producer for stars such as Billie
> Holiday, Aretha, etc. etc.)
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