RE: Buying a new chromatic

["Laurent Vigouroux" <laurent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

For sure Brendan's harps are wonderful. I've bought from him a CX-10 richter
tuned which plays wonderfully. What's especially amazing is that you can
bend the notes the same way as on a diatonic harp.

  Laurent

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx]De la part
> de Samuel Gravina
> Envoye : mardi 4 fevrier 2003 20:43
> A : Harp-L
> Objet : Buying a new chromatic
>
>
>
> I've decided to replace my Chromatic.  I love my CX-12 but it's
> big drawback
> was every time I dropped it it broke.  Eventually I couldn't glue it
> together anymore.  For the last year I've been playing a 10 hole
> Horner 260
> which has finally had it's comb split.
>
> I want a nice 64 cause I want the full four octave range.
>
> Here are the choices I've come up with:
>
> Horner 64X
> Suzuki XCX-64
> Hering 6164
> Power modified 64X
> Power modified 64X with Suzuki reedplates.
>
> I'm not considering Huang because I find their diatomics too flimsy.
>
> Here are the prices I've found:
>
>               Joes virtual   Harp House    Farrell    Brendon Power
> 64X              $197.97        209.99      190.72
> SCX-64            189.00        157.95
> 6164                                         91.00
> Power 64X                                               325.00
> Power 64X-Suzuki                                        425.00
>
> Any help or suggestions?
>
> I can tune a harp and make adjustments.  Are Brendon Power's
> harps worth the
> extra money?
>
> Any other good harp sources?
>
> I'd love to try a different tuning but I only have so much time
> and it's not
> enough to even practice what I currently have.
>
> I'm without a chrom now so I will probably go ahead with this this time.
>
> Sam
>
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