Re: Huang question

["david j. brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I bought (3) Silvertone Deluxes (in G,C, & E) years ago just to try them
out. The G buzzed on the bottom end so I removed the bottom cover and gave
it a couple love taps on the inside to lose the chatter. The C and E harps
were fine out of the box.
I have had them for at least 4 years. My feeling is that the G & C harps are
too thin in their tone compared to Hohner MBs and 20s. I hardly ever use the
G or the C so I can't comment on their durability. However I love the E and
it has survived as my main E with heavy use. Clear and bright tone. Fast
action.
....and they're relatively cheap.

> From: "Scorcher" <s_c_o_r_c_h_e_r@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: "Scorcher" <s_c_o_r_c_h_e_r@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 08:27:32 -0700
> To: "! [HARP-L]" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Huang question
> 
> 
> Vince Cheney asks
>>> 
>>> Has anyone ever had a Huang harp that lasts long
>>> enought to be compaired to the Hohners or
>>> Herings? I've seen the Frontier, Silvertone
>>> Deluxe and the Star Performer, but have always
>>> passed them by.
>>> Any hope in them as a harp for pro use?
> 
> I still carry a few for those keys that I never seem to need...
> The SP is the closest in physical shape to a GM, so I carry those.
> 
> My impression:
> They don't respond well to my uncouth playing style (VERY thin
> reeds). -When the band starts playin' and I start sweatin', I forget
> most of what I tried to learn about technique and just LEAN on it.
> The plating leaves something to be desired on most of the SPs & SDs
> I've tried.
> I don't like the "made in China" stamp on the lower cover right under
> my lower lip (though it DOES give one a tactile cue as to which end of
> the harp is the LOW end).
> The overall build quality is less consistent than Hohners.
> They don't "feel" like Hohners (the reeds, I mean).
> I pulled a SD out of my back pocket once to find it had assumed a
> "smiley" shape (to it's credit, it was still "playable" when I bent it
> back!).
> 
> HOWEVER, the Silvertone Deluxe was the first harmonica I really began
> getting expressive bends out of.
> Their ease of bending (the very light "touch" required) might even be
> useful in a teaching situation, I'll venture....
> 
> -Scorcher
> 
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