From: "Nate in the Blues Room" <thebluesroom@xxxxxxxxx> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Harp-L] Toots "Hard Bopper" Chromatic - Opinons Wanted Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:24:37 +1200
Hey people, I've got my eye on one of these and wonder how others using them have found them. Pros? Cons? Which is better the wooden comb or plastic?
G, who posted this review on harp-l in 2001 mentions: "It is currently my favourite instrument after extensive customising & tweaking with more to come.
"The Hard Bopper gets a generally good rating overall. I think their best feature is the smooth mouthpiece design. The wood comb and nailed reedplates puts me off, the current Hard Bopper models are only better than the cheaper 270 model because of the mouthpiece and the reedplates are plated in chrom and the reedplates are slightly thicker which may affect the tone. Decide what you like about that. Hard Boppers come in key of C only.
"Hohner Mellow Tone's are reportedly quieter/softer, but otherwise equal to the Hard Bopper. Toots Theilmans plays the Mellow Tone exclusively. In terms of airtightness... in my view not really any better than the 280 or 270. Hard Boppers are a reasonable quality Chrom, and I'm glad I got one as a gift rather than a 270."
Thanks G. Nate -- Blues is a Story - Worth being told! http://thebluesroom.blogspot.com/ http://www.communityradio.co.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145835508 _______________________________________________ Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l