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Who should I ask now?
Who should I ask now?
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snakes
570 posts
Oct 01, 2010
1:37 PM
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Awhile back I reported my problem with lesions on my lips from playing harmonica. Since that time I've had a series of patch test for allergies and have found out that I'm allergic to a slew of things three of which are metals => gold, cobalt, and chromoly. I've been trying to get information from Suzuki, Seydel, Hohner, and Lee Oskar as to whether their harmonicas have either cobalt or chromoly in them. So far the only reponse I have received has been from Suzuki. I am being ignored by Seydel, Hohner, and Lee Oskar. I've used their customer service email service as a communication forum. This worked for Suzuki who has had three different folks speak with me personally over the phone. Does anyone out there have any knowledge in regards to these metals in harps from Hohner, Seydel, or Lee Oskar or a better idea as to how to get a response? I'd hate to assume that a no response implies that I need to discard the harmonicas. Specifically I own:
Seydel - Classic, Silver, Blues Session.
Lee Oskar - Minor and major tunings.
Hohner - MB, SP20, Golden Melody, Pro Harp, Blues harp, and Chrometta 8.
Thanks in advance for your input.
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TNFrank
308 posts
Oct 01, 2010
1:48 PM
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IIRC Stainless Steel has Chromium in it but I don't think that's the same as chromoly. Stainless is normally pretty harmless to the body since a lot of pins and screws used in bone repair are made out of it. If any of your covers are plated with Chrome that's what I'd figure would be causing the issues with your lips. Other then that you may end up having to get a cheap set of Piedmont Blues harps and using the plastic cover plates off of those on your better harps. Hope you get things worked out. Best of luck.
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Hohner Big River in Low F,G,A,Bb,D(on order)
Hohner Special 20 in Bb
Suzuki HarpMaster in C
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nacoran
2858 posts
Oct 01, 2010
4:45 PM
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From Wikipedia:
"41xx steel is a family of steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum, and as a result these materials are often referred to as chromoly steel or CRMO. They have an excellent strength to weight ratio, are easily welded and are considerably stronger and harder than standard 1020 steel."
This has been a recurring issue. Several member have issues with different materials. Short of having the harps torn apart for metallurgical analysis, maybe it's time to start a petition to get a list of materials. I'm actually surprised they aren't required to list the materials. If you really want to get Medieval on them you could write your local legislator. You probably won't get a law, but there is a good chance some intern will write a letter to the companies on official letterhead asking for details.
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Last Edited by on Oct 01, 2010 4:46 PM
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Stickman
443 posts
Oct 01, 2010
5:53 PM
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You probably won't get a law, but there is a good chance some intern will write a letter to the companies on official letterhead asking for details.
Good luck. Our Congress just put off passing a budget, which is due this week, for another month, so that they can run for reelection without taking responsibility for their vote (both Dems and Reps). So if they can't fund the government before the beginning of the fiscal year, I doubt they are going to be writing any harmonica manufacturers for a metallurgy report.
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The Art Teacher Formally Known As scstrickland
Last Edited by on Oct 01, 2010 5:54 PM
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