AV8R
129 posts
Feb 24, 2011
11:37 AM
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----------I bought three sanded and sealed hardwood GM combs from Kevin Baker (Chromatic Blues) and got them installed the other night. The ones I ordered were cherry, mahogany and bamboo. They are beautiful looking combs.
I really wasn't expecting much from them other than just looking real nice and lasting forever. Kevin sent me a note recommending that I apply some chapstick to the combs before assembly to tighten up the seals.
I was skeptical but went ahead and rubbed them all down with Burt's Beeswax Lipbalm, wiped off the excess real good and put 'em together. Wow! Tight! These kids are loud!
Kevin's a great guy to deal with. He rehabbed some old harps of mine and brought them back from the dead. Actually I haven't been playing long enough to have any old harps, but these were the ones I learned to bend on and they had really been through the ringer. Now they are probably two of the most responsive harps I have.
I've got some pics of the combs but I can't get them from Photobucket to here. Arrrgh!
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toddlgreene
2653 posts
Feb 24, 2011
11:43 AM
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Just copy and paste the link below the photobucket tile of your pics that says HTML code next to it.
Good to hear that. GM has what must be the crappiest stock comb of any harp.
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Todd
my moderator username is Admin007
Eudora and Deep Soul
Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2011 11:46 AM
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AV8R
130 posts
Feb 24, 2011
2:42 PM
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Hope this works--These are a couple of Iphone pics
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toddlgreene
2655 posts
Feb 24, 2011
2:50 PM
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Those look nice!
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Todd
my moderator username is Admin007
Eudora and Deep Soul
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AV8R
131 posts
Feb 24, 2011
2:52 PM
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Thanks Todd for the posting tip-but why the heck are the pics so huge?
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toddlgreene
2656 posts
Feb 24, 2011
3:48 PM
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You can resize them in Photobucket. I personally don't think those are too big. Occasionally folks will post some that are so big you have to scroll right to see them.
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Todd
my moderator username is Admin007
Eudora and Deep Soul
Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2011 3:50 PM
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eharp
1168 posts
Feb 24, 2011
4:16 PM
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chromatic blues does good work on refurbishing harps. i can attest to that.
but these combs are really sweet.
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nacoran
3847 posts
Feb 24, 2011
6:41 PM
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I'm viewing on an old computer that doesn't have a wide screen and the pictures display fine. They are a good size for viewing. :)
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chromaticblues
634 posts
Feb 24, 2011
7:03 PM
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Your harps look nice with those combs. Most important you said they play better! Thats the important part! Blow your horn
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HarpNinja
1136 posts
Feb 25, 2011
5:46 AM
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Are you making the combs, chromaticblues, or do you have a supplier? I've been working a lot with harpcombs.com for the non-Sjoeberg design combs and they are excellent.
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Mike
Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas
Updated 2/24/11
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