[Harp-L] "sanitizing" harp/Herring Vintage?



Still looking for the brand of harp(s) to buy for Christmas. A great guy on another list has offered to send a Herring Vintage (1923?) "C" so I can check it out before deciding. He says he only played it a few times and that was several months ago. I know stores don't take returns, etc., and would like to get suggestions on what I need to do to "sanitize" it. I see folks in just about every profession wearing latex gloves these days. Just wonder what to do to the harp. Any and all opinions will be apreciated.

On to the Herring's. Walter Spore (on Harp Talk) posted some recordings he made the other night playing a Herring Vintage. Says he's a Hohner endorsee who might switch. I listened to them and loved the sound. The sound sold me on them. However, i've never tried a wood comb. I'm also concerned with durability (don't have the bucks to be getting new harps every month or so). Do the Herring's have replacement plates, etc.?

Someone recommended Big River's because you can get replacement reeds. Actually, the replacement reed plates cost MORE than the harp (Big River) itself. Better financially, to just get a new harp. However, it was also mentioned that the replacement MS plates are probably a step up from the ones that come in a Big River. Oh, well.

The Herring's definitely have my ear, now I just need to be convinced.

Presently, the best harp I have is a Bushman Delta Frost "C", and I don't like it very well at all.

The Pro Harp "D" tastes AWFUL. Thus, I won't be getting any more of those...

Bry (Indiana)

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