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

["Tom Klingl" <tom.klingl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

What kind of work are you doing on your Lee Oskars?
Re-gapping, embossing? How do you avoid them squeaking?

Thank you in advance

Tom (Berne, CH)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hunter [mailto:turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 1:06 AM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Seydel vs. OTC harps
> 
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> The Seydel Blues Soloist Pro in Db that I bought at SPAH is an okay 
> harp, not a mind-blower.  It's not enough better (if any) than a Lee 
> Oskar to make it worth the price difference, in my opinion.
> 
> The Seydel 1847 that I bought at SPAH is amazing for a mass 
> manufactured 
> instrument.  It's the loudest and most responsive G harp I 
> ever owned. 
>       I purposely bought a G because it seems to me that 
> problems with 
> harp designs tend to show up strongly in the lower keyed instruments 
> (and not coincidentally, I never seem to be confident in my G harps). 
> This thing barks as hard or harder in the low end as any 
> harmonica I've 
> ever owned.  It sells for $80, but I can certainly tell the 
> difference 
> between it and a $25, $35, or $50 harp.
> 
> Both these impressions are based on a single instrument, and 
> therefore 
> are not statistically valid.  So try for yourself.  But I'd spend the 
> $80 and get the 1847 first, because it makes a useful yardstick for 
> everything else.
> 
> On the other side of the price divide, the $16 Suzuki Harpmaster in A 
> that I bought at SPAH is a responsive harp with a decent, big 
> tone, and 
> it's holding up pretty well under prolonged playing.  Its 
> only apparent 
> weakness is that it doesn't overblow very well, certainly not 
> as well as 
> my Lee Oskars.  Otherwise, I wouldn't hesitate to take it to a gig.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> hunterharp.com
> Latest mp3s always at http://broadjam.com/rhunter
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