[Harp-L] Re: Seydel Melodic Maker

["Michael Timler" <mail@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> > Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 08:53:58 EDT
> > From: MilwHarmonica@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 33, Issue 9 Seydel Melodic
> > Maker
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> > Hello, Bulldog. I always read your posts with great interest You and 
> > Winslow
> > are very educated and knowledgeable about the mechanics and techniques 
> > of
> > harmonicas.
> >
> > This is to inform everyone that the C.A. Seydel Sohne company makes a
> > "Melodic Maker" 10-hole diatonic, with the exact note setups as the Lee 
> > Oskar
> > "Melody Maker." The Seydel
> > model is a new one, probably less than a year on the market. Both Oskar 
> > and
> > Seydel harmonicas are airtight and great harmonicas<SNIP>
> >
> > I have heard of no legal action from the Lee Oskar company about this
> > "Melodic Maker" name similarity. I have talked to Lee on the phone many 
> > times in
> > the past (not recently), and he is the friendliest, kindest person. Maybe 
> > he
> > doesn't mind the word usage on the Seydel products, maybe he doesn't know 
> > about
> > it.
> >
> > In either case, it's up to Mr. Oskar to decide if this is a trademark
> > infringement, or a compliment.
> >
> > Thanks for "reeding, " John Broecker, Milwaukee Harmonica Club.

Hello John,

Lee Oskar visited our booth at Frankfurt music fair some weeks ago (and I 
visited his) and I had the pleasure talking a long time to him, introducing 
our 3Track Service System, which finally is only the next step after the 
introduction of the replacement reedplate system by Lee about 23 years ago.
http://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel.storefront/?ObjectID=3579&Locale=en_GB
We agreed that Track2 of this system was Oskars finding and that, according 
to the the whole customisation and overblow topics, Seydel now invented 
another Track3, that wasn't even imaginable at that particular time.

I was very happy to be able to talk to Lee. It was actually 4 years ago I 
met the idol of my younger days in person for the first time and I remind 
how gobsmacked I was when he played a tune for me.

Talking to him in Frankfurt was a very friendly, even companionate 
conversation.
> From my knowledge, sharing the experience of making and distributing 
harmonicas is something that may be much stronger than the jealousy about 
some harmonicas sold or not sold.

We are very sure, that, if Lee has a problem with the Seydel Melodic Maker, 
he just would do a short phonecall to his friend and admirer Michael at 
Seydel in Germany and together we would find a solution that would fit 
everybody.
Any problem left?

Yours
Michael Timler
www.seydel1847.com