Re: [Harp-L] Seydel vs. OTC harps

[Bradford Trainham <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do the 1847's allow the over-blowing right out of the box or would
they need to be modified first?
Brad Trainham
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:21:54 +1000, you wrote:

>Guy;
>        I would generally be happy with stock harps if I wasn't going
>for the overbends. Good harps are where you find them, and as you
>probably already know, you can get a great stock harp, or a really crook
>one. If you can afford customs, go for it; if enough people buy customs
>it might make them cheaper...maybe. If you can learn to make minor
>adjustments yourself to fix a slightly wonky stock model, so much the
>better.
>RD
>
>>>> "Guy Buxman" <gbuxman@xxxxxxxxx> 24/08/2007 12:46 >>>
>Greetings fellow listers,
>I've been playing Lee Oskar major diatonics almost exclusively and the
>occasional Honer Blues Harp.  With all the discussions about premium
>harps
>from the likes of Seydel, Working Man's Harps, etc, I'm becoming
>curious;  might an intermediate player discern much difference between
>say,
>a stock Lee Oskar and a Seydel Blues Session Standard?  If so, what
>might I
>expect to find?  I've always presumed that unless you're a heavy
>overblower,
>you don't need anything custom.
>
>I think I'm finally curious enough to buy a set of Blues Sessions if
>they'll
>offer an advantage of my Lee Oskars.
>
>The Seydel Blues Session Standards are very affordable at $27-$37,
>while the
>1847's go for $85.00 each (but they sure look beautiful!).  Is there a
>significant difference in tone, action, longevity?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>- GB
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