[Harp-L] Suzuki models

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

If anyone is interested, in addition to a set of Promaters and my  
performing set of Hammonds, I have a set of 10 Firebreayhs which I  
carry around as spares.  I like the Firebreaths just fine.  I think  
they are superior to the Promasters and at least on par with the  
Hammonds.

I prefer the tonal characteristics of the Hammonds, though, but if  
i've got to use a Firebreath I've got no complaints.  (I carry a  
spare set of harps in case a reed fails on my performing set, but  
despite 2-3 years of regular use, I've never had a reed blow out on  
any of my Hammonds.  But  no matter how good the harp is, if you eat  
something between sets and don't rinse your mouth thoroughly before  
you go back on stage, you can jam a reed with a food particle, and on  
those occasions, I've had to use a harp from  my set of spares.)

Love my Hammonds, but there's nothing won with my Firebreaths.

JP