Re: [Harp-L] Honer M.S. Series

["Mark Lavoie" <lavoie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Bob,
Thanks for mentioning my Vermont Maple wood comb. I have these in stock. Any
one interested check out my web site.
Stay tuned!
 Mark LaVoie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:13 AM
Subject: Fw: [Harp-L] Honer M.S. Series


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "samblancato" <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Honer M.S. Series
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "samblancato" <samblancato@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:06 AM
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Honer M.S. Series
> >
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have a question about Honer's M.S. components.  I'm wondering if the
> >> replacement reed plates that you can buy for M.S. series harps are
equal
> >> in
> >> quality to the original. I thinking down the line here about the Blues
> >> Harps
> >> I just bought.   I may want to add to my collection of these and I see
> >> that
> >> the M.S. replacement reeds come in some low keys that the Blues Harps
> >> don't
> >> have out of the box.  If anybody is hip to the finer points on this
> >> series
> >> and their components and can tell me if the replacements are like the
> >> originals that would be great.  Thanks.
> >>
> >> Sam Blancato, Pittsburgh
> >
> > Hi Sam,
> > Here in the USA the original reed plate thickness of the MS Big
> > River/Blues Harp/Pro Harps are 0.90mm (and they are the same reed
plates)
> > and the other two, the Meisterklasse and Cross Harp are thicker at
1.05mm
> > (the only main difference in the reed plates of these two models are the
> > fact that the Meisterklasse uses a nickel plating on the reed plates),
and
> > in the USA, the Cross Harp reed plates are what the replacement plates
> > are, and IMO, they are a big time upgrade and due to it's thicker plate,
> > plays louder, so as far as I'm concerned, it's definitely an upgrade
here.
> > If you want to upgrade the wood comb, Mark Lavoie makes a laser cut
maple
> > comb sealed with beeswax that's a huge upgrade in quality, and wheras
the
> > original Doussie wod comb from Hohner only allows for 2 reed plate
screws
> > (which, IMO, makes those harps leaky), the one Mark Lavoie makes allows
> > for 5 reed plate screws like the Meisterklasse, giving a considerably
more
> > airtight seal, more volume, and to my ears, a warmer tone. If you choose
> > to use one of those combs and then replace with the Cross Harp plates,
use
> > both the screws the plate set comes with as well as the old screws, but
do
> > NOT overtighten any of the screws, especially the one near the
mouthpiece
> > area. These days, Mark sells them only thru his website, which is
> > http://www.middlebury.net/lavoie. I have a few MS harps where I used a
Big
> > River coverplate, Cross Harp reedplate and this sealed Maple comb and I
> > like the sound of this setup after I've retuned it to 7 limit Just
> > Intonation better than any MS stock setup available. Make sujre that you
> > get a good quality Pozidriv #1 screwdriver for all the screws used and
the
> > best quality one out there is made by Wiha, SnapOn, Matco, all of which
> > make professional grade quality stuff often used by auto and aviation
> > mechanics, and any other brands or substituting Phillips head
screwdrivers
> > can shred the screw head quite easily, and this is a HUGE with the cover
> > plate screws. BTW, getting those screwdrivers here in the USA in
hardware
> > stores is almost impossible, and the only place that would sell them are
> > industrial wholesalers like WW Grainger, but the only ones they carry
are
> > made by Stanley, but the quality of those aren't even remotely close to
> > the brands I've mentioned.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> > Boston, MA
> > http://www.barbequebob.com
> > MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/
> >
> >
>
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