LOL, another good memory rekindled by talk of a harmonica!
I saw that Chrometta listed on line … don’t know why I passed it by. What do you think (besides number of Samolians it costs) is the main difference between your Chrometta and, for example this $200 model: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350679004121&item=350679004121&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466 . # holes? Sound quality?
BTW, OT on my own thread: for stage blues bending, I will usually dunk the Marine Band in a glass of water, slap out the extra water, and bend away. I find that the wet reeds give me great bending powers 
. But someone told me that it’s a great way to shorten the life of the harmonica too. I do know that after a while it gets real hard to play them … so I guess they are right? Then again, bourbon vs. water … maybe it’s OK to do after all?
Thanks for any more thoughts and suggestions!