Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic Comparo

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, they are different, but overall very solid. I think better in some 
ways and not as good in others. Overall, they seem to be very well made. 
I find that the factory gapping is too tight for my preference, but 
that's just a matter of adjustment. One of my two Magic Gardens needed 
work on the slide to smooth it out. I did find that nuts for the 
mouthpiece screws on the Magic Garden can fall out of place so you have 
to be careful when reassembling. I've only purchased 3 Suzuki's so far 
compared to dozens of Hohners (over many years), but my impression so 
far is that the Suzuki factory tuning is more precise.

The Suzuki line is quite diverse and these harps are definitely serious 
contenders (although they so far have nothing like the CX12). I also get 
the impression that they are very responsive to customer issues. If you 
have technical questions, I'm sure list member (and Suzuki Harmonica 
Specialist) Brendan Power will be delighted to answer them. They have 
also picked up some top notch endorsers, including Brendan and Gregoire 
Maret. 

Definitely worth a look!

- Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com


G. E. Popenoe wrote:
> Thanks, 
>
> I've been a Hohner guy all these years and I've never seriuosly 
> considered other brands. Are the Suzuki's made any better?
>
> Gary Popenoe
>
> On Feb 23, 2008, at 6:50 PM, Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:slim@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> >