Any comments one way or other re: Suzuki Bluesmasters (or Folkmasters)?
Bry Thomas (Huntingburg, Indiana)
Folkmasters are little skinny harps with a raucous tone. I like 'em and
there's always one lying around if I need a quick blast. One slight
hassle is that they tend to get bunged up quickly if you play slightly on
the wet side (like me). Pretty good for a cheapo.
Bluesmasters are slightly higher on the quality scale. The only one I ever
bought had inconsistent gapping and needed a fair bit of fine-tuning. It
appears to be tuned to 12tET. Don't bother if you like fiddling with reeds
and rivets - the reeds are spot-welded on. They're not bad, but I won't be
throwing out my LOs or SP20s.