Fwd: My new Suzuki SCX-64 harp

[Wow71@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/3/03 10:21:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, Wow71 writes:


> In a message dated 3/3/03 7:49:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> 
> >> This harp does need some tweaking.  The bottom three holes and the top 
>> two
>> were not in tune.  The rest of the harp was right on at A440.  So I tuned
>> the out of tune holes to A440 too.  Someday when I have more time I will
>> tune the whole harp to A442.
>> 
>> One of the bottom values buzzes but I haven't tried to fix it.  The top 
>> hole
>> was very hard to play and I messed with he gaping quite a while with no
>> luck.  Finally when I tuned it was playable.  Apparently the factory
>> tuned the reed asymmetrically and I fixed it with my tuning.  I also added
>> vales to the two top holes to make them play more like the others.  They
>> were noticeably leaky without the valves.  Something I've never noticed on
>> my Hohners.
>> 
>> There are many little features that make this harp a better built harp 
>> than
>> a Hohner 270.  The harp covers seem stronger and the nickel plated covers
>> seem more comfortable to me.
>> 
>> Once tuned and gapped it doesn't sound any different or play any easier 
>> than
>> the 270.  Except that the slide is quicker and less prone to sticking.  
>> But
>> I've only played it for about 4 hours so far.  You can tell from the 
>> machine
>> marks on the slide that some effort was put into making it flat, they 
>> don't
>> do that with the 270 or CX12.  Then again they don't need to with the 
>> CX12,
>> it doesn't stick or leak.
>> 
>> I didn't get the CX12 again cause I drop my harps too often and the 
>> plastic
>> cover can't take it.  Sure enough I've dropped this harp twice already.
>> It's survived unscratched.
>> 
>> It's not a pretty harp.  It just looks like a bar of stainless steel to 
>> me.
>> The mouth piece looks like stainless steel but is actually red plastic 
>> with
>> nickel plating bonded to it.  It works fine.
>> 
>> I've heard that the reed plates for this harp are thicker than Hohner reed
>> plates.  That's not true they are the exact same thickness as my Hohner 
>> 260
>> reed plates.
>> 
>> The plastic comb had some machine shavings still hanging off of it from 
>> when
>> they flattened the surfaces.  I appreciate that they flattened the thing 
>> and
>> I cleaned the shavings off my self in about 5 minutes with my fingernails
>> and a razor but they should have done this.  Otherwise I would be 
>> breathing
>> in plastic the first few hours I played it.
>> 
>> If you look at the picture you can see that the reed plates are not flat.
>> When the harp is put together is also not flat but has a slight arc to
>> it.  This doesn't effect the playing at all.  The harp does not have any 
>> air
>> leaks in it.
>> 
>> Sam
>> 
>> 
>> Isn't it too bad that we've grown used to accepting inferior products.
> 
> Why not list everything that's wrong and send it back to Suzuki or Hohner 
> or whoever?  If these companies got a flood of recalls, maybe they would 
> make it right from the get go.........Kenny
> 
> 
> 




In a message dated 3/3/03 7:49:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
sgravina@xxxxxxxxxx writes:


> This harp does need some tweaking.  The bottom three holes and the top two
> were not in tune.  The rest of the harp was right on at A440.  So I tuned
> the out of tune holes to A440 too.  Someday when I have more time I will
> tune the whole harp to A442.
> 
> One of the bottom values buzzes but I haven't tried to fix it.  The top 
> hole
> was very hard to play and I messed with he gaping quite a while with no
> luck.  Finally when I tuned it was playable.  Apparently the factory
> tuned the reed asymmetrically and I fixed it with my tuning.  I also added
> vales to the two top holes to make them play more like the others.  They
> were noticeably leaky without the valves.  Something I've never noticed on
> my Hohners.
> 
> There are many little features that make this harp a better built harp than
> a Hohner 270.  The harp covers seem stronger and the nickel plated covers
> seem more comfortable to me.
> 
> Once tuned and gapped it doesn't sound any different or play any easier 
> than
> the 270.  Except that the slide is quicker and less prone to sticking.  But
> I've only played it for about 4 hours so far.  You can tell from the 
> machine
> marks on the slide that some effort was put into making it flat, they don't
> do that with the 270 or CX12.  Then again they don't need to with the CX12,
> it doesn't stick or leak.
> 
> I didn't get the CX12 again cause I drop my harps too often and the plastic
> cover can't take it.  Sure enough I've dropped this harp twice already.
> It's survived unscratched.
> 
> It's not a pretty harp.  It just looks like a bar of stainless steel to me.
> The mouth piece looks like stainless steel but is actually red plastic with
> nickel plating bonded to it.  It works fine.
> 
> I've heard that the reed plates for this harp are thicker than Hohner reed
> plates.  That's not true they are the exact same thickness as my Hohner 260
> reed plates.
> 
> The plastic comb had some machine shavings still hanging off of it from 
> when
> they flattened the surfaces.  I appreciate that they flattened the thing 
> and
> I cleaned the shavings off my self in about 5 minutes with my fingernails
> and a razor but they should have done this.  Otherwise I would be breathing
> in plastic the first few hours I played it.
> 
> If you look at the picture you can see that the reed plates are not flat.
> When the harp is put together is also not flat but has a slight arc to
> it.  This doesn't effect the playing at all.  The harp does not have any 
> air
> leaks in it.
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> Isn't it too bad that we've grown used to accepting inferior products.

Why not list everything that's wrong and send it back to Suzuki or Hohner or 
whoever?  If these companies got a flood of recalls, maybe they would make it 
right from the get go.........Kenny





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