jonsparrow
689 posts
Jul 30, 2009
10:21 PM
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is there a website the discribes the differnt vintage MB harps out there? like the year an the single nail coverplates vs 2 nails etc...
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jonsparrow
693 posts
Jul 31, 2009
9:36 AM
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nice thank you.
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jonsparrow
700 posts
Aug 01, 2009
11:26 AM
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ok so there are a bunch of "vintage marine band harps" on ebay that claim to be from an estate sale. is there a way to tell what year there from? i know from lookin at that link it mentions the logo will be bigger an stuff like that but theres no way to tell that from lookin at a blurry pic on ebay. is there any dead on things to look for so i know im not just buying a rusty marine band thats not vintage.
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isaacullah
288 posts
Aug 01, 2009
12:38 PM
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jon, if it's from before WWII, then the trade mark on the back plate will have a 6 pointed star in the middle of the plate the two hands are holding. If it's from after the war, it'll be blank inside that plate (look at any of your modern marine bands). If it's a 1930's marine band, it'll have that star in the trade mark and normal tabs on the sides of the covers (where the cover attaches to the comb). If it's older than the 30's, it'll have the star in the trademark and "mouse ear" tabs instead. AFAIK There is no super duper easy way to see if you have a 1950's or 60's harp aside from the box, which they usually don't have with them anymore...
Cheers,
Isaac
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Last Edited by on Aug 01, 2009 12:41 PM
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jonsparrow
701 posts
Aug 01, 2009
1:19 PM
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cool thanks man.
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jonsparrow
706 posts
Aug 01, 2009
6:47 PM
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well thanks to isaacullah i found an won a prewar MB in G on ebay for $26. im excited i normally dont win stuff.
Last Edited by on Aug 01, 2009 6:50 PM
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