Re: [Harp-L] Re: Chromatic Repair

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From: tacopescado@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:06:55 
To: Michael Easton<diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Harp-l L<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Chromatic Repair

As a followup... I found the exact screws and nuts at my local Ma & Pa  
hardware store for $1.16 total (that included tax). How much do you  
suppose Hohner would have charged me including shipping. I love those  
little hardware stores and I say the big box behemoths be damned. If  
anyone is interested, the next time I'm there I'll check the sizes and  
post them.



On Dec 3, 2012, at 5:05 PM, tacopescado@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I'm trying to get my second CBH2016 up and running and apparently  
> the nuts used to attach the mouthpiece are stripped. Does anyone  
> know the correct size of the screw and nut for the mouthpiece? Or,  
> where I can order them from?
>
> Would truly appreciate a response on this.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Dec 3, 2012, at 3:43 PM, Michael Easton wrote:
>
>> I may have to correct you a bit on stocking 60 year old parts  
>> Winslow.
>>
>> Hohner Germany still carries parts for many of their outdated line  
>> including wood combs and straight slides  for the older 16 holers   
>> From what I recently read you can also purchase NOS discontinued  
>> models
>> at the factory.  There is a good chance they also fix them since  
>> the parts are still available.
>>
>> Now comes the hard part.  Me not cursing every profanity in the  
>> book about the the arrangement H-USA has with H-Germany to NOT  
>> SELL  new or discontinued parts to US citizens.
>>
>> EU players and techs can get the parts but we can't.   I salivated  
>> when I went on the German site and saw all the vintage parts  
>> listed, including the much needed
>> straight slides for the wood comb 64's.
>>
>> 1/2 of my business deals in restoring the prewar chromatics. The  
>> parts are out there but I can't get to them and that sucks big time.
>>
>> I still have respect for Hohner Germany. The actions of the US  
>> distributor should not reflect on  the mother company though. If I  
>> could,  I'd bypass HohmerUSA  altogether but for now I have to keep  
>> ordering what I can
>> from them. <sigh>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 3, 2012, at 11:50 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Message: 10
>>> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 09:30:50 -0800 (PST)
>>> From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic Repair
>>> To: Harp L Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>>>
>>> The modern 280 is a completely different beast from the 1955 one:
>>>
>>> -- Plastic comb, screwed together with reedplates vs. wood comb  
>>> nailed
>>>
>>> -- Cross tuned vs. straight tuned
>>>
>>> -- Different slide
>>>
>>> -- Different mouthpiece with screw holes in a different place
>>>
>>> -- 2-piece slide assembly (back ing plate and slide) vs. 3-piece  
>>> slide assembly (backplate, slide, cage aka U-channel)
>>>
>>> And the recent (2005 and later) reeds are different as well.
>>>
>>> Again, no manufacturer is going to stock parts for something they  
>>> stopped making over 60 years ago. That's where custom repair guys  
>>> (like you) fill the void.
>>>
>>> During the 1960s if you sent a wood-combed 280 to Hohner for  
>>> repair, they would just throw it away and send you a new plastic- 
>>> combed 280.
>>>
>>> Winslow
>>
>> Take Care
>> Mike
>> www.harmonicarepair.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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