RE: Delta Frost

["Smith, Richard" <rismith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve A.,
I sent the following response to Stephen K.:
I've tried both the Bushman "Soul's Voice" and the Bushman "Delta Frost".
They are both nice harmonicas. They are well made, play great, and sound
terrific. The "Soul's Voice" is Bushman's top-of-the-line harp, but the 
"Delta Frost" really does have a grittier kind of sound, which I like a 
lot. The only thing I don't like about the "Delta Frost" is that it's
in Equal Temperment tuning (like Lee Oskars), which sounds funny to me 
on certain notes (or chords). The "Soul's Voice", on the other hand, 
is "Just Intonation" (like a Special 20) and sounds a bit sweeter overall, 
to my ear. My strategy is "try them all". And I always try a new 
brand/model in the key of C, so I can compare apples to apples.

Richard J. Smith, R.A. 


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From: owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of SteveWS4F@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:45 PM
To: kampas@xxxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Delta Frost


In a message dated 4/17/04 12:32:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kampas@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Howdy all,

I'm just a list friend, not a true-blue Harp-L fella, so I don't know if 
this has been talked about (and the archives are currently down), but I'm 
wondering if anyone has had a chance to try the Deltra Frost harmonicas by 
Bushman with the phosphor bronze reedplates. Sound good? Play well? Are 
there any health issues I should know about associated with phosphor 
bronze? Please respond to my e-mail address as well as the list, since I do 
not receive the list. Thank you!

Stephen K.
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If there have been any responses to this post, I'd very much appreciate seeing a copy of them.

Thanks,

Steve A.