Re: [Harp-L] Marine Band Harmonica Repairs

[Arthur Jennings <arturojennings@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The classic Marine Band has been nailed together since the 19th century. That doesn't seem to have hurt its popularity.

However, Hohner now makes two other Marine Band models held together with screws.

> On Nov 16, 2015, at 3:47 PM, David M <d.mayhew@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> *Thanks for your replies - based on your suggestions it turns out that 
> these are nails, or pins, that just look like screws, so levering the 
> cover off with a thin blade is the solution.*
> 
> Since the Hohner Marine Band is not a cheap Harmonica I think this is a 
> 'poor quality' issue since a single screw would work better than two 
> dinky pins.
>