little onion
22 posts
May 09, 2012
5:47 PM
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hey mbh folks-
i have a pretty old cx-12 hohner chrom that needs tweaking. who would y'all send her to for work? i am resisiting sending the chrom back to the mothersip- hohner.
i do not know at all who the best people in the states for the hohner chroms.
thanks mucho,
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
960 posts
May 09, 2012
6:58 PM
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You could try George Miklas. You can certainly do worse than having the guy who replaced Al Fiore in the Harmonicats repairing your stuff. harmonicagallery.com is his Web site.
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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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little onion
24 posts
May 09, 2012
7:43 PM
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oh- david, you're greg jones's friend right? he told me to be on the lookout for you! he just did some diatonic work for me and built me an awesome prewar mb with a solid brass comb! what a great guy. i think he said you'll be at HCH too yes?
anyway... thanks for the contact information.
steven
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paulbunyn
13 posts
May 10, 2012
6:39 AM
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I met a guy on another forum that does repairs. I don't know him and have never used him. He has a VERY helpful website http://www.truechromatic.com/index.php. He seems to be very knowledgeable.
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Tuckster
1029 posts
May 10, 2012
7:24 AM
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I'll second Dave's post. George Miklas did a 270 and a 64 for me. Good work and reasonable prices.
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GMaj7
28 posts
May 10, 2012
8:45 AM
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Hey Steve,
Clearing up any confusion here...
In my correspondence with you, I was referring to Tom Halchak from Blue Moon Harmonicas as the one who would be attending HCH. He actually built the brass comb on your pre-War... Which did turn out beautiful...
However, I share the same opinion of David Payne who is not only a great player, but one of the most knowleadgeable folks out there when it comes to the harp biz. He graciously shares his expertise and I can say many of us are much better for that...
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Greg Jones
16:23 Custom Harmonicas
greg@1623customharmonicas.com
1623customharmonicas.com
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barbequebob
1895 posts
May 10, 2012
10:21 AM
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There's also a long time chromatic harp tech named Dick Gardner you can contact at harmonicats@juno.com. He still doesn't have a website but he's been doing this for decades.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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Shredder
345 posts
May 10, 2012
12:26 PM
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Kevin Baker " Chromatic Blues" on this fourm fixed my Chromatic 64. The comb was busted at the button end and a few wind savers were messed up. He was way cheeper than buying a new one. He had a quick turn around to. I'm not sure if Mark perados " MP" on this fourm does Chromatic repairs. If so he is a great guy to deal with also.
Mike
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MP
2248 posts
May 10, 2012
12:59 PM
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Shredder,
actually no, but thanks. i'm too lazy. i only gap and replace windsavers.
but, if i wanted one of my personal chros souped up i'd send it to chromaticblues.
mark prados
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MP
affordable reed replacement and repairs.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
click user name for info-
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Gnarly
242 posts
May 10, 2012
1:22 PM
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I work on CX-12 chromatics (and others). I have been doing Bill Barrett's--also did a repair on David Fairweather's LeGato CX-12.
Oh yeah, and I used to work for Suzuki--they have some really good chromatics!
Last Edited by on May 10, 2012 1:23 PM
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robbert
76 posts
May 10, 2012
3:49 PM
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Steve Malerbi(harpsurgeon@hotmail.com)does an excellent job. He serviced Norton Buffalo's 50 or so chromatics.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
963 posts
May 10, 2012
4:19 PM
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Well, Greg Jones, I'd be proud to be your friend, lol. Thank you for the kind words.
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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
Last Edited by on May 10, 2012 4:20 PM
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little onion
26 posts
May 10, 2012
5:33 PM
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thanks, y'all!!!
wow. what a wealth of conversation. greg (jeez, it's weird but cool interacting with you here in a nother context) thanks for putting the record straight (blue moon and not elk river!)...
is the cx12 that different to work on? i am hoping there are other chroms at HCH, especially the suzukis. i would love to check them out and maybe get a second one. how does that new rosewood case suzuki play?
anyway, thanks for taking the time to give me all this information!!!
steven
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MP
2255 posts
May 11, 2012
11:21 AM
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Gnarly,
you should let people know about your services
in your signature. pretty impressive.
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MP
affordable reed replacement and repairs.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
click user name for info-
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Gnarly
243 posts
May 11, 2012
9:29 PM
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Thanks!
I am doing Bill Barrett's harps as a trade for lessons--I think I have a bunch of equity at this point, he stays pretty busy.
And What a Harmonica Player!
He's doing the Hazmat boogie pretty soon . . .
And Little Onion, thanks for contacting me!
Last Edited by on May 11, 2012 9:30 PM
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