Re; Cheap harps?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd concur about the Easy Reeder. A good value in the under $10 
range, and the only one I've come across that didn't have problems 
with leakiness, poor tuning or wildly inconsistent gapping.

Having said that, the other day in my local Chinese music shop I came 
across some $1.99 C-harps that had translucent plastic covers and 
comb, and actually played OK. Less volume than the Easy Reeder, but 
decent. It looks cool and there's less possibility of a kid getting 
cut by the edges of metal covers. Unfortunately, no brand name, 
though the other harps the store stocks are Swan brand and this may 
come from the same distributor.

Winslow

- --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Lister <ric@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Michael Carreira <michaelcarreira@xxxx> wrote
> on Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:35:48 -0700 (PDT):
> >
> > Subject: cheap harps?
> >
> > 
> > i just got ok,d to teach a harmonica class with the
> > kids i work with, i need a bunch of harps on a small
> > budget.
> > 
> > any advice on a cheap (like 5$) standard diatonic?
> 
> 
> I bought a Suzuki Easy Rider (in C) for my 3-year old
> nephew, primarily because it was bright red, and therefore
> a sure hit with the lad.
> 
> But for $5 I thought it played well, responsive and in-tune, 
> much better than a Johnson Blues King (though for twice the money).
> The money seems to have been saved on the comb and thin covers
> rather than the reeds.
> 
> Cheers
> Ric