RE: [Harp-L] Re: Seydel 1847 @ ninety bucks

[chicago bluesman <chicagobluesman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I invested in a set of 1847's and, while they're decent harps, I haven't been as impressed with them as I expected.  A reed on my G harp abruptly snapped at the base, near the rivet, within a week of purchase while I was doing minor tuning--given that I wasn't exerting particularly great force on the reed and haven't encountered this before while tuning any harp, I felt it represented a flaw in that particular reed.  Kinda disappointing--is there anyone out there who I can hire to do a reed replacement on this harp?  Anyway, I don't regret purchasing them but I'm not sufficiently smitten with them to buy more of 'em.

On a brighter note, I've recently purchase a few Hohner Deluxe Marine Bands and I'm quite impressed so far.  With club discounts at Coast-2-Coast I'm paying $45 apiece for them and they're really sweet harps--well-tuned, tight, loud, responsive.  So far so good--I would recommend you check them out.  

John

> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:21:55 -0800
> From: abcdeasy@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Seydel 1847 @ ninety bucks
> 
> I have had mixed results with the 4 1847's i own.  My C harp is going
> on 2 years and plays like the day i got it.  My G harp (6 months) has
> been great too.  However, my A & D harps are total garbage.  They dont
> play right and are constantly getting stuck reeds and are leaky.  I
> returned them for repair and still no luck.  I should demand that
> Seydel  replace them !!  I believe Seydel has some quality control
> issues to resolve.  -Joe
> 
> On Feb 13, 7:56 am, "Aongus MacCana" <amacc...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > A rough calculation translates $90.00 to €70.00 (euro) and they actually
> > retail at 75 euro in these parts i.e.more than twice the price of a Special
> > 20 or a Lee Oskar.
> > However my one and only 1847  in G is into its second year of regular use
> > and has so far proved bullet proof. Both Rick Epping and Mick Kinsella "test
> > drove" it at last years Willie Clancy school and pronounced  it good and
> > easilly bendable out of the box.
> > Notwithstanding the price I think I shall  be buying a few more.
> > Beannachtai
> > Aongus Mac Cana
> >
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