Tommy the Hat
12 posts
May 06, 2011
1:25 PM
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I knew I had it but haven't taken it out in years. When I was in second grade....8 years old?...my dad saw my playing with a toy harmonica. The next day he came home with a Hohner Marine band. I've had it since and I am now 54. I never played it although I did blow into it a few times as a kid, but for the most part it is unused. "BUT" it's a mess. The covers are off and for some unknown reason, when I found it in my drawer it was wrapped in electrical tape! Don't ask me when or why I did that. I've tried to clean (it has glue from the tape being on it for years) it but haven't been successful yet. I'm trying to get this thing back into some sort of shape: not to use it but just to have for its sentimental value. By looking at it, it looks hopeless. I look at it and remember my dad playing a little tune when he brought it home. My care of it was lax to say the least. I found the old cardboard case it came in too but that was taped up, half crushed and used to house a newer harp. I think the harp got beat up from being in my drawer for so many years and buried under junk through various moves.
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chromaticblues
823 posts
May 06, 2011
6:54 PM
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Tommy if your interested I can make your harp a fully functional harp. Email me if your interested. Don't throw anything away!
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nacoran
4108 posts
May 06, 2011
7:07 PM
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Rubbing alcohol is fairly good for getting adhesive off but there are some better products like goo gone. I don't know how they would work on the wood parts.
There are several good threads on how to clean up a wood comb, maybe seal it up with mineral oil. If the comb is really shot, combs seem be a emotionally replaceable part, relatively speaking, on harps. It's like if you have an old car that has sentimental value. You can't get rid of the car, but you can change the tires. Some customizers will even put a name on it.
If it's already apart it's probably worth upgrading from nails to screws. 0-80 screws work, although they just barely reach. (You can order them online or find them at your local model train store. If you want to stick with nails you can put little tips of toothpicks in the holes so the nails stay in better. Of course, that's if you are looking DIY. There are some good pros who restore harps too. I've gotten custom combs from Dave Payne and Chris Reynolds. They both did a great job. Randy Sandoval makes gorgeous combs too. (If you click on the 'Thread Organizer' link in my signature I've got links for a bunch of customizers. I don't have a link for Dave Payne in there. He went off to work for Harrison but he's back at Elk River Harmonicas now. I haven't updated the thread in a bit.)
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nacoran
4109 posts
May 06, 2011
7:09 PM
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Including Chromaticblues- who is faster who seems to have a faster internet than me. :)
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