Picture of a new Suzuki promaster valved harp

[Samuel Gravina <sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I finally decided to get a 64 hole chromatic.  I ordered the Suzuki from
harp house.  While on the phone as a pure impulse move I also ordered a
promaster valved harp.  It's $45 dollars but since I had the credit card
out...

The chromatic is back ordered but the promaster arrived yesterday.  I'm very
impressed with it.  It's most impressive feature is it is a very pretty
harp.  I put a picture of it next to one of my Oskars at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~sgravina1/newharp.jpg

You can see the Suzuki marketing photo here:
http://www.suzukimusic.com/harmonicas/Pages/home.html

I valved the Oskar myself and in the picture you can see the Suzuki valves.
I haven't taken the harp apart yet.  Mainly cause I like the way it is tuned
and gaped right out of the box.  I don't feel any need to tweak it as I have
all my other harps.

It plays as well as my Oskars and Special 20's.  I don't sound any different
on it.  Nothing is easier but nothing is wrong with it either.  The holes
look the same as on the Oskar but I need to adjust my playing a bit to keep
my mouth over the right holes, this I find to be a trivial adjustment.  I'm
not very good at using the extra notes provided by the valves I mainly use
them to add swoop bends to the lower blow notes, an easy effect that I like.

I really like the way it looks and feels.  The picture does not do it
justice.  Unfortunately harp looks don't matter.  When playing you cant see
the harp and no one else can either.

I expect that the aluminum alloy comb will age more gracefully than the
plastic combs of other harps.

Not worth the extra $20 but it's sure nice to have at least one of my harp
look this good.

Sam