I have cracked combs on some of my old workhorses (thank you Burning Man!!) but god help me if I ever had one busted in half. THIS is an awesome vid, and THANK YOU from the REAL Chromatica players out there who, because of your advice, can keep their 50+ year old babies (with those sweet sweet reed plates_ wailing into the next decades... The only thing I can maybe add... Buy a trashed harp, use the reed plate from it. The holes will all line up (if you stick to the series), other people's germs don't matter when you soak the brass of the fubar harps in Clorox 10%... and you will have an anchor plate that you can use for ANY harp in that series and do this. My formerly neglected wet tuned G... that leaked so bad I was considering silicone sealant... is once again alive and well. THANK YOU Vir!!!!
I have purchased a few 1950's on EBAY, some of the notes are sour and won't step up. I noticed someone has taken one of them apart, and attempted to make repairs, but still don't work right.
I inherited one of these in 1985 from my great Uncle. I never learned to play but now one of my daughters has taken interest. I gave it to her but it needs work. I plan to study this video and the other over and over and over so I can try to work on it.
Interesting. But rather than going back to repairing a broken wooden comb, why not get a new plastic comb from Hohner? My 280 has a plastic comb. Or maybe find a 3rd party company that makes wood composit/resin combs. That way, a new comb makes the harmonica better than new.
Good idea also. A wooden comb feels so much better to me though😣 Plus I can't even make myself follow the whole take-apart-procedure, to get into the comb, just the reeds. And then I realised hole number 2 had a crack...... 😭 Ugh.
I have cracked combs on some of my old workhorses (thank you Burning Man!!) but god help me if I ever had one busted in half. THIS is an awesome vid, and THANK YOU from the REAL Chromatica players out there who, because of your advice, can keep their 50+ year old babies (with those sweet sweet reed plates_ wailing into the next decades...
The only thing I can maybe add... Buy a trashed harp, use the reed plate from it. The holes will all line up (if you stick to the series), other people's germs don't matter when you soak the brass of the fubar harps in Clorox 10%... and you will have an anchor plate that you can use for ANY harp in that series and do this.
My formerly neglected wet tuned G... that leaked so bad I was considering silicone sealant... is once again alive and well. THANK YOU Vir!!!!
You're welcome, Lassen.
I have purchased a few 1950's on EBAY, some of the notes are sour and won't step up. I noticed someone has taken one of them apart, and attempted to make repairs, but still don't work right.
I inherited one of these in 1985 from my great Uncle. I never learned to play but now one of my daughters has taken interest. I gave it to her but it needs work. I plan to study this video and the other over and over and over so I can try to work on it.
What is the name of the glue he used
Is the glue a normal superglue (we get in USA)
Do you still do repairs?
Interesting. But rather than going back to repairing a broken wooden comb, why not get a new plastic comb from Hohner? My 280 has a plastic comb. Or maybe find a 3rd party company that makes wood composit/resin combs. That way, a new comb makes the harmonica better than new.
Good idea also.
A wooden comb feels so much better to me though😣
Plus I can't even make myself follow the whole take-apart-procedure, to get into the comb, just the reeds.
And then I realised hole number 2 had a crack...... 😭
Ugh.
.Windsavers are not necessary?