[Harp-L] seydel 1847 harp

[moandabluz@xxxxxxx]

After reading so many glowing recommendations on this list, I finally 
forked over the bucks for the Seydel. I have to say, I don't feel it's 
any better ( for me) than the Bushman Delta Frost or my SP20s. It's a 
good harp, but I can buy 4 or 5 SP20s and gap them a little and get 
just as much happiness.
  My main complaint is the edge of the reed plate being so sharp. This 
has always bothered me with harps that have these types of plates that 
protrude just enough and have an edge. I play mostly lip block and I 
guess I must shove the harp harder into my lower lip than I realize. 
Anyway a few minutes of playing and my lower lip was already sore. Now, 
I have noticed that as I have gotten old(er), my lips are much more 
sensitive, but this won't work for me.
  I will get some steel wool and try to smooth or round that edge, but 
it seems like a harp that costs $85 plus shipping should not need to 
have something like that done to it.
  Oh well, I'll add it to my collection and work on it to see if I can 
make it more comfortable.
One of the reasons I liked the Delta Frost when it came  out was that 
it didn't bother my lips at all.
Steve "Moandabluz" Webb
a fool for the harp in Minnesota
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