Re: [Harp-L] Help with Chromatic repair

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Brad I found them on EBay about a year ago...you might Google Herring
I wish I bought a few others in different Keys back then I converted a crumbling 270 C to Bb
Good luck

Mike Wilbur


On Jan 16, 2014, at 7:06 PM, harp <harp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
> 
> I went looking for the Herring replacement but could not find it.  Could
> you please provide a link, by chance?
> 
> Sincerely,
> Brad
> 
> On 1/16/14, 4:40 PM, "Mike Wilbur" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Brad
>> EBay had...Herring plastic comb replacement for 270s new reeds,
>> windsavers included.
>> All you need is the side covers, screws and slide assembly from the
>> Horner and you have a new chromatic.
>> Hope this helps
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Wilbur
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 16, 2014, at 4:21 PM, harp <harp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Harp-L,
>>> 
>>> I have always played the diatonic harp, but have been curious about the
>>> chromatic.  I recently purchased a couple of older Hohner Chromonicas 
>>> one is a 10-hole, and the other is a Âsuper 12 hole.  Both have wood
>>> combs, and both are in need of maintenance.  I regularly work on my
>>> diatonics, but I have never had a chromatic before, so I am jumping
>>> right into the deep end of the swimming pool and am going to do some
>>> work on these to see if I can make them fully functional.  But I need
>>> some help/parts.
>>> 
>>> I have already cleaned them up some, and I have opened up the gap on
>>> some reeds that were choking and have Âironed out a reed that had been
>>> bent.  100% better already, but I still have a long way to go.  Here are
>>> the issues where I could use some advice:
>>> 
>>> -  Both harps have broken combs.  The Super has a vertical crack on the
>>> 10-hole that is between 1/16Â and 1/8Â wide.  This means that both the
>>> upper and lower reeds of hole 10 play regardless of where the slide is
>>> positioned.  The 10-hole Chromonica also has a vertical crack in the
>>> comb, but it is not at all as bad, and it does not seem to leak enough
>>> air between the upper and lower chambers to affect how it plays.  Does
>>> anyone have any recommendations on repairing the comb?  I can think of
>>> several ways to go about it, but I thought I would ask the group first.
>>> -  Of course, the windsavers are shot.  Should I just buy the
>>> windsavers from Hohner (currently out of stock  anyone have some they
>>> would like to sell?)
>>> -  Any suggestions on how to punch rivet holes in the windsavers short
>>> of buying the $350 Hohner tool kit?
>>> -  Does anyone have some of the slide buffers (the little pieces of
>>> plastic tubing that cover the mouthpiece screws)?
>>> 
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> Brad
>