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GUEST,JimP Cleaning a Harmonica (66* d) Cleaning a Harmonica 08 Nov 06

I recently bought a A/D Honer Echo from a guy on ebay, for use in my sea music group. When I got it, it smelled horribly of some kind of oil-based solvent. I suspect that it had been WD-40'd to get rid of some surface crud. I contacted the seller, who claims that he disinfected it with rubbing alcohol and then misted it with Old Spice "to make it smell nice."

Whatever he did, the thing is unplayable, as I begin to gag every time I play it. I've tried airing it out (holding it out the window of my car when travelling at low speeds w/the wind sounding the reeds), and have tried wiping it down with gin. This has helped some, but it still has the odor. Any suggestions from you guys?

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