Re: [Harp-L] golden melody harps

[Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had one for over a year now and did not play it much as I was so used 
to SP20s with TurboLids and TurboAX harps . To me, they play (feel) a lot 
like Lee Oskar's in that they are easy to bend but they sound fatter than 
LOs.

My only peeve against the GMs is that the plates extend past the comb at the 
front of the harp (this seems really dumb for a modern harp), although I am 
getting use to it.

Unlike SP20s, tuning of GMs is equal temperament - similar to LO; chords are 
a bit rough sounding compared to SP20s; I actually like that, it seems to 
add bite to the chords; its a question of taste though; may not be so good 
for folk music.

One thing really nice about GMs is that the reeds are arced which makes it 
really easy to gap for my style of playing. I'm surprised Hohner has not 
done this on their SP20s.

I may one day switch to GMs mainly for their ease of playing.

Pierre.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drori hammer" <drori_hammer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] golden melody harps


> Hi
> I have never tried Hohner golden melody harps before - can any on e give 
> me a recommendation (pros and cons) about them? I noticed that Carlos del 
> Junco plays them so I got curious.
> I am a Blues harmonica player (I do a lot of acoustic playing), not very 
> advanced in the art of overblows (but I`d like to learn), and always 
> engaged in the never - ending quest for the perfect harmonica (currently I 
> am very pleased with the Hering 1923, but always looking for new ideas)
> Thanks for any info
> Hammer
>
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