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| Who I am I am Dave Payne Sr. I started playing harmonica at the age of five, when I was home from school sick and my dad bought me a Hohner Pocket Pal (still have it) to keep me busy. I was playing seriously by the time I was 12. I grew up on the banks of the Elk River in rural Kanawha County, West Virginia. Until I was in my mid 20s, I was like most players, playing harmonicas until the reeds became fatigued, then discarding them. After I had children old enough to hold a harmonica, they were the recipients of my hand-me-down instruments. |

How to order You won't find any fancy shopping carts on Elk, just me. I like dealing one on one with the customer, often I can spare them from buying something they don't need, or help them pick out what is right for them. Contact me for details. |



| NEW! I am now an authorized Hering Harmonicas dealer and am the official Hering USA repair department. Contact me for details. Check out the Elk River Harmonicas Forum. Click here |

| The Patriot, Custom harmonicas made from commercially extinct American Chestnut available for the first time! Click here for details. |
