Re: [Harp-L] Seydel 1847 stainless steel reed harmonica

[Jeff roulier <jroulier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:42 AM 4/16/2007, you wrote:

> Well I can tell you why I'm intrigued by Seydel's offerings.  They 
> are innovative.  The low low tunings the many variations of plain 
> old low and high tunings.  The availability of custom tunings.  The 
> solist harmonicas that mimic the SBS layout.  The Paddy Richter 
> tunings are availalbe. Interesting tremelo harmonicas.  Sure if all 
> you play are 10 hole diatonics in the common 12 keys there are lots 
> of choices. Stainless steel reeds are exciting if they do in fact 
> last forever especially if the set up and tuning stays put.  Customs 
> are great and I have a lot of them but they take months if not 
> longer to get.  Sometimes you just want to buy an actual


Yes, but what good is any tuned harp if you get out of breath because 
they're so leaky.  I've been burnt twice by Seydel, so unless they 
lower the price of the 1847 significantly, or I somehow get to try 
one, I'll stick to Pure Harps  and Marine bands.