[Harp-L] Hohner combs, not always cut from a single piece of wood?

[Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am restoring another Chromonica 260/40. Took a few preliminary puffs on
it and discovered 2 locations where air leaked thru to another chamber.
Sure enough, the comb was cracked in those two places, and they
corresponded to a color change in the wood. There were no other signs of
water torture and warping.

Does pear wood have naturally occurring light and dark sections? or was
this comb cut from laminated wood? Either way, it's clearly a weak spot.
>From front to back, between holes 2 and 3, and right thru the middle of
hole 10.

Upon removing the shiny faux finish (back and ends), I see that the grain
pattern is not the same direction across either break. So it WAS cut from a
laminated hunk! Does this represent a developmental stage for Hohner
production, and was since corrected?

I certainly would want to know if the wood body chromatic I was buying was
one solid piece, or laminated in its weakest direction!

Robert Hale
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