Re: [Harp-L] Re: Kudos

[funharp <funharp@xxxxxx>]

Christelle Berthon schrieb:
> (...) thousands of Marine Band that're simply unplayable right out of the box

and

> (...)  consider that it has been a good while now that Hohner is producing 
probably the worse
> quality harmonica right out of the box ever made.....


Hi Christelle,

I can`t agree. I never bought a Hohner harmonica that was unplayable out 
of the box. Sure, sometimes the gapping is not perfect and sometimes the 
fine tuning may be deviating a few cents. But the same I can say of all 
other brand harmonicas that i have. I am playing mostly Hohners, but 
also Herings, Seydels, Suzukis, Lee Oscars...

I am not one of those, who open up a new harp to change gapping or 
tuning before they are playing a note. Only it it is really necessary 
after some time of playing.

Maybe you have other expectations to an out of the box harp than I have.

Greetings

Otto

PS: the last reeds that broke on my harmonicas were hole six draw on a 
low F Seydel Blues Favorit (diatonic) and hole seven blow on a D Hering 
CM 48 (chromatic).