jonsparrow
1468 posts
Dec 23, 2009
4:41 PM
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took some pics before an after i adjusted the gap an did some minor embossing on this marine band. you can see out of the box its pretty bad.
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MrVerylongusername
725 posts
Dec 24, 2009
5:25 AM
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Nice pics Jon.
I don't think it's entirely fair to use the word bad though...
It might be too high for an experienced player, but they are gapped high deliberately so that newbies don't kill them too quickly.
If they were setup out of the box the way you play em, the forum would be full of "I can't get a note out of holes 1-3" threads and Hohner would have thousands of 'faulty' returns to deal with.
I've done my own share of Hohner bashing over the years, but all the big names gap their harps high for the same reason.
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Stickman
27 posts
Dec 24, 2009
6:45 AM
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Are those stock comb? If so what did you use to color them?
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Buddha
1215 posts
Dec 24, 2009
7:55 AM
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those are my combs.
I have raw comb available that have the tines cut out and then you can shape them however you want. I also have combs that are cut and drilled in a rough state so you can finish it yourself and I also offer fully finished combs made out of just about anything.
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"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." - Joseph Campbell
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jonsparrow
1471 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:30 AM
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no actually they are stock combs. i sanded an painted them with food coloring then sealed them. it was an experiment that turned out really well.
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jonsparrow
1472 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:30 AM
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good point mr.vlun
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Kingley
570 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:40 AM
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Jon those harps look great!
I like the food colouring idea. Makes it very easy to colour code harp keys for gigs.
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Buddha
1216 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:43 AM
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LOL! Cool...good work Jon. They look like my colored combs.
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"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." - Joseph Campbell
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jonsparrow
1475 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:43 AM
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thanks. i thought of that cause its safe to put in your mouth as opposed to regular paint.
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Kingley
571 posts
Dec 24, 2009
9:06 AM
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You have inspired me Jon. I think I'll give that a go on some harmonicas I need to customise in the New Year.
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LeonStagg
60 posts
Dec 24, 2009
10:22 AM
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Jon,
Those look very nice! Did you mod them new ootb, or did you play them for a while first? I dig the look.
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jonsparrow
1478 posts
Dec 24, 2009
10:34 AM
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only one of them i played for awhile, then when i figured out it works i did the other two OOTB
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