----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Bresslau"
To: <gaita-l>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: Fw: Hering´s Professional 40 Chromatic Harmonica and Vintage
40
Oi Povo.
Sábado estive no centro, e surpresa! Descobri que a Hering lançou
duas cromáticas novas.
São duas gaitas cromáticas de 10 orifícios. Uma na linha
51 da Hering (5148, 5164), chamada Hering´s Professional 40 Chromatic
Harmonica e outra com um design Vintage, chamada Vintage 40 ou algo similar.
As duas gaitas são muito parecidas. A construção é
idêntica. O que muda é que:
1) na primeira o corpo (de madeira, provavelmente selado do mesmo jeito que
a Vintage) é preto, e na segunda da cor do de uma vintage,
2) as placas de cobertura têm dizeres diferentes, e na primeira são
cromadas, e na segunda são "ouro velho" e
3) o bocal da primeira é cromado, enquanto o da segunda é dourado
ou latão.
Comprei a de 10 orifícios parecida com a 5148, e eu chuto que o código
dela seja 5140.
A Vintage 40 eu acabei deixando para outro gaitista sortudo comprar :-)
De qqr forma, coloquei umas fotos no ar:
http://www.ozdobe.org/bresslau/ecafhb//imagens/galerias/hering5140/index.html
ou
http://www.ozdobe.org/bresslau/ecafhb/imagens/galerias/hering5140/
ou
http://listen.to/fhb/imagens/galerias/hering5140/ (dá na mesma)
Posso dizer que gostei muito da gaita. O tamanho é jóia para carregar por aí, o bocal é muito confortável e os cantos arredondados da placa de cobertura deixam-a muito gostosa de se egurar. E, além disso, a danada toca muito bem.
A layout de afinação da 5140 é solo, mas não posso dizer nada a respeito da afinação da Vintage 40. Ouvi um zumzum de que talvez seria estilo blues, mas é pura especulação. [Observação em 16/07/2005: realmente a afinação da Vintage 40 é igual à de uma Hohner Slide Harp, ou seja, Richter, vulgo blues.]
Bem, visitem o site, e, para quem quiser, escrevi um pouco em inglês, no e-mail abaixo.
Preços? R$150 a 5140 e R$160, R$170 a Vintage 40.
Boa semana a todos,
Bresslau
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Bresslau" <>
To: <harp-l@harp-l.com>; <harpon@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: Hering´s Professional . 40 Chromatic Harmonica and Vintage
40
Hi, everybody.
Some exciting news!
Hering has come out with TWO new chroms!
I have bought one, the other I had to leave in the store.
The harmonicas are both 10 hole 40 reeds chromatics with wooden combs.
The first model is a Vintage 40 or a similar name, and, as one could guess,
it´s design follows the lines of the Vintage 1923 diatonic harp. It´s
comb has the same finish as the diatonic (red-brownish died varnish on theoutside),
the coverplates are also "ouro velho" (antique gold" finished
and the mouthpiece is golden color (just brass??). I haven´t bought
this harp,
although it looks very nice.
The one I bought is the Hering´s 40 Chromatic Harmonica. It is from the 51 line (5148, 5164), so I guess its code will be 5140. The comb is painted black, and all parts are chromed.
Both harps seem to be exactly the same, save for different coverplate engravings and finishes. the 5140 is solo tuned, but I can´t say anything about the Vintage 40´s tuning, although I suspect that it could possibly be "richter" tuned (ok, it´s not a tuning, it´s a construction scheme, but you got the idea). [Addition in 16/07/2005: the Vintage 40 has indeed the Richter tuning, like the Hohner Slide harp.]
Prices? Here in Brazil it was around 50 dolars for the 5140 and 55 to 60 for the Vintage 40. But those are Brazilian prices :-)
I have taken the harp apart (of course, I couldn´t help myself :-)
and the pictures are on my harp site: http://listen.to/fhb. As the site is
in portuguese, here is the direct link:
http://www.ozdobe.org/bresslau/ecafhb/imagens/galerias/hering5140/index.html.
I´m posting this notice to HarpOn!, Harp-L and, although I´m not an active member, to Slidemeister (if it doesn´t get there, I would ask some of you who are active there to do this for me. Pat?). I am sorry for crossposting, but I´m really excited about this "discovery". It seems that only a few pieces of this harmonica has been delivered this week to some stores (I bought the only 5148 from the store), and I haven´t heard them mentioned by anyone, form Hering or outside the factory.
Anyway, the harmonica lies very good in the hand. Although it has almost the same size as a Slidemeister/Koch/260, it is more comfortable for the round coverplatedges and round and chamfered mouthpieceholes.
It is very airtight and responsive. The tone is loud and nice and I am very satisfied with it. It seems to me that the wooden comb has been treated the same way as the Vintage. That said, it isexpected that it won´t warp due to moisture.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
Have a good week,
Fernando Bresslau
São Paulo - Brazil
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