buliwyf Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Well the H stands for harmonica and i just inherited 5 of them,it's the inherited word that still hurts.My family lives in Mass and the wife and i have been in GA..for some 20 years now.My father passed away almost a year ago back in Nov 2 2013 at 83 years old. I miss him real bad but 83 isnt a bad ride and I still have mom,my younger sister and my youngest brother making me the oldest.Dad was never a happy guy to talk on the phone (great guy in person) so most news I got was from mom so I knew he played harp but I never heard him or didnt even know he had 5 rather pricey harmonicas but knew he played quite a few wind instruments and had a great ear.I got a call from mom a few weeks ago asking if I would like my fathers harmonicas,I used to be darn good playing the diatonics but never a chromatic.So before a little more story heres 2 pictures. The most expensive even being the black plastic on top.Not that it matters but added together theyre around $790.00 1.Hohner CX-12 2.Hohner chromatic 270/48 in #C 3.Hohner 270 super chromatic tenor in #C Next picture are both Hering brands from Argentina,out of business 9 months ago. 1.Hering special 48 their signature model. 2.Hering diotonic 1923 vintage.I played it for a while and wow what a great tone,mom said dad bought it in a Cracker barrel restaurant they were on sale.He played it and just loved the tone (like father like son) Another thing I didnt know and dad never mentioned it was he played with a senior group of the Harmonicats,called The golden Age Harmoni-cats.From what I understand mom told me they got an OK to name the group that from one of the surviving original Harmonicats.GEEZ I cant believe for the 8 years he played out he never mentioned it to me.What I also cant believe is there are 6 youtube videos on there.If no one minds this is my dad David R Lee playing a solo at a Golden Age fair in Springfield mass.(DAM I Miss you Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I was wrong.. lol I thought it was a head. Nice harps. And the sentimental part really is a nice touch. Sorry to hear about your Pop. Loosing a parent is hard. I lost my Dad too. I still have my Mom. Happy NHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buliwyf Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Thanks quapman I didnt even think of New Head Day myself. I was hoping someone knew if these harps were good being Hohner's and how a Chromatic harmonic actually works.Had anyone used or heard of the Hering harmonicas,I played Hohner Blues harps for years to me the best diotonic harmonica ever.Though for a sweet tone that Hering 1923 vintage sounds great,it lists for $25.00 but it had to be on sale a bunch being tossed in a wooden barrel.Oh yea anybody dig James Cotton 100% Cotton,Dig This The Creeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Your dad would be quite proud and happy to see that they got passed down to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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