[Harp-L] Suzuki Manji, distribution, prices, preferences, etc.

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

I special order my Suzuki Hammonds and other Suzuki harmonicas from  
Harmonicas and Stuff and they’ve always given me good prices and have  
been very cool to deal with.

For the last 2 or 3 years I’ve been playing higher end Suzukis pretty  
much exclusively.  They are very responsive and durable harps, and I  
am extremely  happy with my performing set of Hammonds   Haven’t  
tried the Maji yet, but contrary to Mr. Peloquin’s suggestion, there  
are several reasons why some players may still wish to buy other  
Suzuki models besides the Manji.  Here are 7 I can think of off the  
top of my head:

!. Preference for full length covers.
2. Preference for unvented covers.
3. Preference for painted covers
4. Preference for plastic comb.
5. Preference for metal comb.
6. Preference for Equal Temperament (not sure, but I’ve heard that  
the Manji is a compromise tuning.)
7.  Love my Hammonds.

Suzukis are the best out of the box harmonicas I’ve ever played, plus  
I strongly prefer their ET tuning for my style of play. Perhaps as  
Suzuki  increases its market share vendors will be able to offer  
deeper discounts.  But I certainly feel that I get excellent value  
from my Suzukis  for what I spend.  IMHO, you get what you pay for.

FWIW.

JP