Re: [Harp-L] Hohner MS harps

[<jruss433@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick and Dana -

If you're referring to the Meisterklasse, I have a few that I use 
professionally.  I initially bought them because they were reminscent of the 
Suzuki Pro-Master I owned until it quickly started dropping valves.  They 
were a bit stiffer in all three keys and that required some anticipation, 
but I found they played slightly louder and were easier to keep clean, given 
the metal comb).  I also like their shape and the way they fit my hands.  I 
use them primarily for jazz, although, in a pinch, I've used them for blues 
as well.

Since I have owned them (A, C and D), I have replaced the plates with RP 
565's.  That, of course, changed things.

Mark Russillo
a.k.a. The Rhode Island Kid

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick & Dana Siekmann" <dsiekmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:12 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Hohner MS harps


Just curious, does anyone use these professionally (or semi-professionally) 
as their main gigging harps?  I've got a couple of Pro Harps and one Big 
River, the rest of my (small) ensemble consists of Special 20s and Marine 
Bands.  The reason I ask is that I find the MS harps to be stiffer and less 
responsive than the others, and I was wondering if it was just me or if 
that's something inherent in the MS reed plates.
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