Re: Sp20 reedplates was Re: [Harp-L] RE: Hohner MS

["Rick & Dana Siekmann" <dsiekmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A couple of people have said the MS harps are fine, once they been regapped, retuned, whatever. ..in my case, however, I don't have any real interest in reworking the harps for two reasons: first, I don't really want to go through the time and expense of learning the trade (I'm not that interested); and second, my ear just isn't sufficiently practiced to hear if any one reed might be a little off and in which direction.  Much less a whole set of reeds.  Maybe that will come with time, and maybe an interest in the technical side of things will grow too.  But for now I'm just concerned with how they play and sound out of the box.  (I think Popper is the same way.)

That said, are there any commonly available, affordable harps, other than Marine Bands and Sp20s that stand out for their playability off the shelf?

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:26 AM
Subject: RE: Sp20 reedplates was Re: [Harp-L] RE: Hohner MS


> >Derek Lark wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I have gone back to MS Blues Harps, got sick of the Special 20's failing 
>>>and
>>>not being able to buy replacement reed plates (and the replacement parts
>>>from Europe plus postage in Australian Dollars are totally unrealistic).
> 
> 
> 
> I haven't found a significant difference in longevity between MS and Special 
> 20 reeds - neither comes near Lee Oskars in that regard but I find both to 
> be acceptable now that I've learned to be a bit more gentle when I play.  I 
> did find the low key MS plates to be problematic but I haven't tried them 
> again for years, whereas SP20 low keys were fine.  Also, in response to 
> previous comments, I find MS harps to be nice and responsive once I have the 
> gapping right for my needs.  I like them and have a few but they come second 
> in my armoury after LOs (because they're bomb-proof and therefore 
> economical) and SP20s (nice to play, very responsive and available in low 
> D!).
> 
> Steve
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