Re: [Harp-L] re : 10 Grand Civil War harmonica

[philharpn@xxxxxxx]

The photos look like someone put some wooden covers on an old Marine Band and aged the wood. Or soaked it in a bucket of water for a couple of weeks.


Worth about $25 as a custom harp -- because it's not very old and probably doesn't play.


1880? How about 1980?




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From: pneupco <pneupco@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 1:35 pm
Subject: [Harp-L] re : 10 Grand Civil War harmonica


If it's genuine, it ain't worth ten grand - even if General Grant/Lee 
(your choice) had it in his own back pocket. In my opinion it's only 
worth about $75 or so. Just because it's rare it doesn't mean that it 
has any kind of worth. It's the demand for an item that helps to bring 
up the price.

I remember seeing either this one or another one a lot like it a few 
years ago, but I don't remember where, though. If I remember correctly, 
it was claimed then that the wooden covers were a home-made affair, 
presumably to replace the ruined originals. It's too bad that we can't 
see the reeds, because if they were machine made, then you'd know it 
was made after 1880.