[Harp-L] Bernie Bray harmonica...?

[James Gordon]

 Therein lies the rub...how to contact them.  (laughs, then sighs)  I
wonder if they would want it back with his estate.  For that matter, I
wonder how it came to be sold on eBay...

On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 6:57 AM Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:

> I don't know how you could authenticate it save speaking with his family
> or close friends, but I cannot imagine anyone but Bernie Bray carving that
> on a harp.  It's most likely a harp he owned.
>
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 8:39 AM James Gordon <jhg332 at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have a Hohner Chromonica No. 261 with "BERNIE BRAY." carved in the
>> wooden
>> portion (capitalization intentional - that's how it appears on the
>> harmonica).  I don't know much about this vintage, and I have no idea as
>> to
>> its authenticity.  It plays beautifully, though.  Does anyone have any
>> thoughts regarding this?  I'm not sure if images can be sent via mailing
>> list (I'm guessing not), but if they are, I can send a picture along.
>>
>