Re: [Harp-L] Chromonica II De Luxe (Howard Leyland)

[harmoniman@xxxxxxxxxxx]

No ,there is not any gook in my Chromo II De Luxe. Mine also has brass reed plates. I bought it from the widow of Howard Leyland. Has anyone in harpland heard of him ? It also has the letters EVG stamped on it.

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From: "jcolbyspell@xxxxxxxx" <jcolbyspell@xxxxxxxx> 

> Are the Chromonica II De Luxes supposed to have some sort of weird caulk-like 
> stuff on the inside or did someone do an experiment with mine? If you are not 
> familiar with this harp, it is like the one on the cover of Man Bites Harmonica 
> by Toots. There not supposed to be the best harps in the world but I fell in 
> love with the way it looks. It plays OK but I am a little worried about the 
> goo. This is one that has the thick brass reedplates instead of the aluminum. 
> Has anyone worked on these. Is there anything I should know before I open it 
> up? Here is a link to a picture. 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000000Z5Y/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n 
> =5174&s=music 
> 
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