ElkRiverHarmonicas
648 posts
Apr 21, 2011
4:58 PM
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Really proud of the look of this one, had to show it off. Went through two belts on the belt sander to get this shape, I was going for the look of a dreadnaught guitar. Lot of brass, wood and steel dust came off of this one. Still a little bit of fine sanding on the coverplate to go.
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
"There are only two things money can't buy - true love and homegrown tomatoes." - Lewis Grizzard
Last Edited by on Apr 21, 2011 4:59 PM
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MP
1623 posts
Apr 21, 2011
5:18 PM
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very nice dave!!! what model seydel was it before you elkriverfied it?
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
649 posts
Apr 21, 2011
5:48 PM
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That is a very good question, MP. There is no simple answer. The reedplates are NOS from a Seydel Favorite made in 2004. The coverplates are from an 1847 Silver. The comb is from a Solist Pro.
I like "Elk Riverfied!" May I steal that? I'm thinking about putting that on my box labels, replacing "certified prewarified" with "certified Elk Riverfied," or perhaps invoke both certifications on the label... I don't know why I didn't think of it. I think it would look awesome on the label:
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
"There are only two things money can't buy - true love and homegrown tomatoes." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, homemade beer." - David Payne
Last Edited by on Apr 21, 2011 6:48 PM
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REM
58 posts
Apr 21, 2011
8:26 PM
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You made that comb from a Solist Pro comb? How did you get it to look so pretty and shiny?
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
651 posts
Apr 21, 2011
8:35 PM
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The combs are maple wood, so it's really yellow and if you put a stain on it, it just gets darker, it doesn't have a lot of grain showing. The ends will also soak up a lot of stain, the back soaks up very little, because of how the grain is. So what I did was to keep the ends from being too dark, I didn't use stain at all. It's actually colored with heat. The back was done with a stain pen, like you use to touch up paneling when you put a gash in a wall panel, that gives more of the wood-grain guitar side look I was going for. The shine is from a very fine polishing cloth, 1,200 grit.
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
"There are only two things money can't buy - true love and homegrown tomatoes." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, homemade beer." - David Payne
Last Edited by on Apr 21, 2011 8:36 PM
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MP
1626 posts
Apr 21, 2011
10:02 PM
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hey dave,
sure, be my guest. anything i can do being as you're in jail now.
love the orange crate art work!
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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scojo
252 posts
Apr 21, 2011
10:06 PM
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very cool
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nacoran
4043 posts
Apr 21, 2011
10:37 PM
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Ah, so it was guitar inspired! Okay, then my post on FB wasn't just me seeing things.
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Nate
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7LimitJI
481 posts
Apr 22, 2011
1:32 AM
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Very nice Dave.
Can we have one in the shape of a voluptuous lady? ;O)
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chromaticblues
789 posts
Apr 22, 2011
6:23 AM
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That looks very nice Dave. Nice work!
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MP
1629 posts
Apr 22, 2011
10:47 AM
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pssst, dave,
make one in the shape of a gun and bust your way outta there. we need you.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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MEK
33 posts
Apr 22, 2011
11:04 AM
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That looks awesome. For advertising how about "Get River'd" and remake the Johnny Cash tune "Get Rhythm" for your website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE7QPq3-gQI&feature=related
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
653 posts
Apr 22, 2011
6:16 PM
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Nate, you were on the money. I had Robert Johnson's guitar in mind when I did it.
Elk River Harmonicas
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, homemade beer." - David Payne
Last Edited by on Apr 22, 2011 6:19 PM
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Diggsblues
755 posts
Apr 23, 2011
7:18 AM
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Nice work.
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Emile "Diggs" D'Amico a Legend In His Own Mind
How you doin'
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Seven.Oh.Three.
46 posts
Apr 23, 2011
7:26 AM
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Nice work, Dave! Any chance we can see a few more pictures?
7.0.3.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
657 posts
Apr 24, 2011
4:32 PM
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Sure thing, Seven, I'll post a couple more here and point you to where there's more. Here's a prewar Marine Band in G. The comb is an American Chestnut/Rosewood laminant.
Incedently, I'm just putting this one up for sale, just needs individualized setup. $180
Contact: dave@elkriverharmonicas.com
I will keep posting pics on facebook and you can check them out there. If you click "like" the pics will automatically come to your facebook feed. Also, since I just started making customs again after not making them when I was full time with Harrison Harmonicas, I don't have a waiting list now and I'm keeping my nose to the grindstone to try to keep it that way. But I don't know how long that will last. So, right now, I sometimes have one that is already built, just needing individualized setup - those go on facebook. They usually go really fast.
Elk River Harmonicas on Facebook
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, drinking homemade beer." - David Payne
Last Edited by on Apr 24, 2011 5:05 PM
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1497 posts
Apr 24, 2011
6:09 PM
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Nice work
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Hobostubs
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
659 posts
Apr 24, 2011
8:38 PM
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THanks guys. The Prewar G, by the way, is sold.
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
Elk River Harmonicas on Facebook
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, drinking homemade beer." - David Payne
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Buzadero
764 posts
Apr 26, 2011
5:56 AM
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Yo, Big D.
Just because you aren't with Harrison anymore, you're not off the hook.
It's almost that time of year when I match wits with the elusive and wily trout of the Eastern Sierra.
I still desire the highly touted "Payne Killer".
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
663 posts
Apr 26, 2011
11:42 AM
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Ron, I had NO clue you were Buzadero! What size hook do you want the Payne Killer? Email me at dave at elkriverharmonicas.com with the details.... I think I had yarn in the recipe, I've also made them with thread bodies. I think I like the thread bodies better.
Here is the recipe:
Payne Killer
1/0 Mustad Hook
2 hackle feathers
Black Yarn,
Gold paint
Highly reflective paintbrush bristles or other highly reflective synthetic filament. Spinfly makes the original material.
Put hook in vice and apply paint or glue to hook shank to about one-quarter the way down the bend. Make thread wraps over the paint.
Tie the bristles to the hook shank and continue wraps down the hook to about one-quarter the way down the bend, so the bristles come off the hook at a 50 degree angle or greater to the hook shank.
Trim the bristles so they are about as long as the hook.
Work the thread to the base of the hook shank and apply paint or glue to the thread. Tie on the yarn, then tie on a hackle feather. Wrap the yarn about halfway up the hook shank, then tie it off. Work the thread up to the hook eye. Wrap the hackle feather to the middle and tie it off where the yarn stops. Tie on the second hackle feather, leaving just enough room to make one yarn wrap behind it.
Work the thread back to the hook eye and apply a little paint or glue to the thread joints.
Wrap the yarn to the eye of the hook and tie it with a couple of wraps. Wrap the hackle feather forward and tie it behind the hook eye, leaving enough room for the head.
Wrap the thread tightly to make the had. Apply gold paint to the head, let it dry, then, for an added touch, use red paint on the head for eyes.
The bristles are stiff enough the where they don't give way as the fly moves through the water. Instead, they act like a rudder and give the fly a nice kicking action. To decrease this action, lower the angle, to increase the action, increase the angle.
I retrieve it slowly with quick jerks.
I use a 9wt. line to cast this fly, but it could perhaps be casted by a five weight without much difficulty. However, it could also be tied on a smaller hook. for lighter gear. Tie flies using different yarn colors to match water conditions.
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David
Elk River Harmonicas
Elk River Harmonicas on Facebook
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." - Lewis Grizzard
"Also, drinking homemade beer." - David Payne
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