[Harp-L] Dear Hohner:

[jon kip <jon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Hohner:

I really have to thank you for using wooden combs on your 270's and Deluxe 270's. The relief I feel now that I've switched all 20 my wooden combed three octave Deluxe chromatic harmonicas to non-wood materials, after ten years of comb straightening, comb replacing, and the ever-popular last resort,  "Prayer before attempting re-assembly" method, is truly palpable.

Wait, I have to look up that word....Yeah, I used it correctly....Palpable, it is. 

To be fair, it's worth noting that some of my chromatics (6) with wood combs are just fine, and thanks for asking.

That said , I find that both the plastic, acrylic, and wood combs on your Deluxes  tend to play wrong notes at times. Moreover, as I spend more practice time, I find that they play fewer wrong notes, so I think there must be a break-in period. You might want to put that warning on the box. 

Also, for some reason beyond my ken, my oboes, flutes, saxes, clarinets also play a wrong note at times, and yes, I have written to those manufacturers to complain. It's not easy to narrow down the exact cause,  since it's not always the same wrong notes, but we're working on it. 


jon kip
jonkip.com