Steve Williams
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« on: October 08, 2009, 08:19:21 pm » |
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Don, Thought that you'd like this one. Diana came back from Crafts 2000 the other day and laughingly presented me with a $2.99 harmonica she had spotted while shopping there. Wooden (finished, a pretty blonde color) covers, a totally worthless cheap tremolo comb and reeds, Chinese made. On an impulse, I pulled out that Chinese C Echo that I got from you, measured, and guess what - perfect fit! Took both apart, put the Echo comb and reed plates in the wooden covers, tweaked the screws a little bit for a good fit...what a hoot that little baby turned into! A very clear dry sound, you can feel those wood covers vibrate as you play it. It fits perfectly in the Echo box, and I've never seen or played anything quite like it. Diana and I both like the sound better than with the stock metal covers. Dave I'll make sure and bring it when we get together to work on the tremolo numbers. It made a complete difference in that little Echo...who'd a thunk it? I just call it "The Hillbilly Harp"...! Steve
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elkriverharmonicas
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It FIT the Echo? Maybe it's an Echo with a wood cover, Wow. That's awesome. You ought to sand it and stain it, maybe do some scroll work... that would be something. Dave
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Steve Williams
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That would be the one, Don. This one is blonde with a clear finish over it, I treated it to a little Fiddlebrite polish and it looks real nice. Diana took some pictures but I couldn't get them to post here...I forwarded them to Dave to see if he might have better luck. Steve
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dddeon
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I like the look! Clean and simple. Much better than the ones with the ladybugs, tulips, roses, etc.
I wonder if it would be easy to "steam" off the label from the original Echo box and do a little decoupage (lacquer the paper label onto the wood). I bet that those "crafty" people at Craft2000 would be able to tell you how to do it.
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Steve Williams
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I checked Don...the label is too big. It's just a nice clean looking little tremolo that came out way better then I had hoped for, one of those little "hmmm...wonder if that would work?" deals that did! Steve
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