Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Solist Pro (was Hohner Price Increase?)

[Rupert Oysler <orupert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ron and everyone on Harp-L,

Thanks for the review of the Seydel Harps! If you log on to 
www.seydelusa.com that _should_ automatically open the US website, with 
prices in US$ and language as english. I say _should_ because there have 
been some glitches, but if you type that in your browser it should work 
(it will redirect your address in the address slot to be some long form 
of seydel.de, but if you start with the seydelusa you ought to be 
looking at english and usa pricing). If for some reason you are seeing 
Euros, or German, you can go to the upper right corner and click on the 
$ sign beside "shop" and if you still see german, then you can click on 
"english" in that upper right area, and again it should get you into the 
usa webshop for info, pricing and ordering. All online orders are 
securely processed with the option to pay in visa, mc, or paypal and 
they are shipped by me from North Carolina, for a base fee of $6.  You 
should receive your order in a few days, priority mail.  If you 
encounter any problems at all please contact me, so we can get them 
straightened out. Thanks!

I actually think, Ron,  you got the Solist Pro, but in the first 
incarnation the cover plates still said plain "solist", and the 
box.....but your comb was sealed and the corners rounded etc. right? The 
fully sealed comb, rounded teeth and corners, and rounded corners on the 
reedplates, are the main differences between the "solist" and the 
"solist pro".

Hope this helps! Rupert

Rupert Oysler
www.harprepair.com



Captron100@xxxxxxx wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 7/13/2007 12:01:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _Splash_ 
> (mailto:Splash@xxxxxxxxxx)  writes, re the rumored  Hohner MB and SP20 price 
> increase:
>
>   
> > > I have a friend that works at  a rather large music 
> > >       
> distributor/wholesaler. He told me about the price  hike >>and qouted me a $36.95 retail price for 
> Special 20s effective  sometime this month.
>
>
>   
> > All the more reason to switch to Seydel  Solist Pro's. 
> >     
>  
>   Scott and all, many years ago I got away from the stock  leaky wood MB's.  
> Tho they've improved thru the years, I'm told,  I stuck mostly to SP20's.
>   Last year I bought several Seydels thru Rupert Oysler -  the 1847 with it's 
> SS reeds, a Black Blues Favorite (black alum. comb.) and  a Soloist (not a 
> Soloist Pro).  All 3 models are better made harps,  beautiful, and are put 
> together with screws, not nails.  The 1847 and  the Soloist have beautiful wood 
> combs that look much like the top-of-the-line  LaVoie maple combs and I've been 
> told that they are sealed better than  the Marine Band Deluxe (which in itself 
> is a step up in quality from the regular  Marine Band).  The holes on the 
> Seydels, even the aluminum, are nicely  shaped, somewhat oval, and feel great to 
> the lips and tongue.  I tweaked my  Blues Fav. and Soloist so that they can OB 
> and OD all 3 octaves.  Now they  are prized possessions.
>   I have had my Seydels one year and they are favorite harps  among the 
> several brands of harps that I own.  Altho the 1847 is the  nicest stock wood 
> combed harp I've ever seen, it's been said that the  SS reeds are hard to work on - 
> therefore i have yet to try since I have these  other harps tweaked to my 
> liking.  I would recommend these models  of Seydel harps to anyone.  The Soloist 
> seemed to be gapped a little  higher than the Blues Fav. but if u are going to 
> gap and emboss anyway,  they cost about half the price of the Blues Fav.  
> After tweaking, the  Seydel Soloist is better than any other brand of stock harp 
> that I  own.  They are just very nice harps, even to start with.
>   I went to the Seydel website but it doesn't seem to tell - can u  tell me 
> what is the difference between the Soloist and Soloist Pro?  I see  the Pro 
> costs more.   Btw, it would be nice for us  Yankees if the Seydel website would 
> give the prices in US  dollars.
>   Scott, have u tried the Delta Frost that is getting the recent raves  on 
> Harp-L, and if so, how do u feel they compare to the Seydel Soloist  Pro?
>
>
> Ron - FL Keys 
>
>
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