Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Session Steel: a love that lasts?



I bought a set of the Session Steel from Greg Jones a couple of years ago. Since then I only have had one reed replaced which was from doing a 10 blow bend. Greg replaced it for free. I like not haveing to have reeds replaced due to failure. Greg did it for free as part of his warranty. I am not a hard player and have learned to let the amp control the volume but when playing special 20's I would still break reeds or get them out of tune. I like special 20's but I play the session steel now due to their lasting much longer. The only ting I do is drop them in an ultra sonic cleaner with a couple of denture tablets to clean them every few months. I play 60-80 gigs a year. Thanks to Greg for letting me know about these harps.

Bob "The Captain" Boyd
Texas Tide Band
www.texastide.com
210-494-1118

----- Original Message ----- From: "martin oldsberg" <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4:04 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Seydel Session Steel: a love that lasts?



"Up to five times longer playing life compared to models with brass reeds", sayeth Seydel of the Session Steel. At about twice the price.


So -- should be a good deal.But it´s a strong claim, and "up to" can mean it has 1. 001 "longer playing life compared to" etc.


I wonder, have any of you heavy hitters, hard players, harmonica tormentors any experience that corroborates this claim of longevity?
They have been on the market for a number of years now and as I´m very tight with my money and always looking for a good deal when it comes to a harmonica that lasts (never mind how they sound: as they say here on Harp-l, "it´s all in the player" anyhow!) it would be interesting to hear some experiences based on just this particular aspect of the instrument.
Cheers
/Martin
(who just killed another S 20 and ain´t too happy about it.)






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