Re: [Harp-L] Can someone tell me about Seydels?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The simplest tweak would be to unscrew the reedplate screws and screw them back in again. They may simply have come loose in shipping.

Winslow

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Can someone tell me about Seydels?


I 
was 
given 
a 
Sydel 
1847 
in 
G 
by 
a 
pro 
harp 
player. 
I 
liked 
the 
harp 
so 
much 
( 
the 
tone 
is 
very 
good 
and 
it 
's 
action 
was 
a  
lot 
like 
a 
custom 
harp, 
the 
shape 
of 
the 
harp 
is 
very 
nice)  
I 
went 
out 
and 
bought 
a 
Seydel 
Blues 
Session 
SUper 
Low 
in 
Db 
and 
a 
Seydel 
Blues 
session 
in 
a 
regular 
key. 

I 
was 
disappointed 
with 
both. 
Both 
leaked 
pretty 
badly 
on 
the 
low 
end. 
Niether 
was 
good 
enough 
to 
carry 
around 
in 
my 
case 
without 
first 
tweaking 
them. 
Both 
were 
a 
bit 
too 
tightly 
gapped 
on 
the 
high 
end. 
I 
probably 
would 
not 
buy 
them 
again. 
Especially 
as 
you 
can 
buy 
a 
slightly 
tweaked 
Hohher 
Deluxe 
from 
Richard 
Sleigh 
for 
about 
the 
same 
price. 
I 
mentioned 
that 
to 
my 
friend 
who 
gave 
me 
the 
Seydel 
and 
he 
told 
me 
his 
had 
been 
tweaked 
by 
the 
Seydel 
rep.
Soon 
as 
I 
have 
some 
time 
I'll 
tweak 
the 
stock 
Seydels 
I 
got 
and 
see 
if 
they 
respond.

jj






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[Harp-L] 
Can 
someone 
tell 
me 
about 
Seydels?





Has 
anyone 
here 
tried 
the 
Seydel 
Soloist 
Pros?  
They 
look 
like 
really 
nice
harps 
to 
me.  
I 
have 
a 
couple 
of 
questions.



1 
Do 
they 
really 
over-blow 
out 
of 
the 
box?



2 
can 
you 
get 
them 
in 
low 
octaves 
without 
it 
being 
some 
special 
order?



3 
where 
can 
you 
get 
the 
best 
deal 
and 
the 
quickest 
ship?  
I 
read 
somewhere
Rupert 
Oysler 
is 
a 
dealer, 
here 
in 
the 
States 
but 
I 
also 
see 
Coast 
to 
Coast
has 
them 
too?  
Where 
can 
I 
get 
the 
best 
deal 
and 
the 
low 
octaves 
with 
out 
a
lot 
of 
fuss?



I'm 
seriously 
interested 
in 
trying 
a 
couple 
of 
these 
so 
any 
commentary 
is
helpful.  
I 
play 
blues 
harp 
and 
I 
TB 
and 
basically 
use 
all 
the 
technique 
you
hare 
most 
blues 
harp 
players 
use.  
So 
if 
you're 
into 
Irish 
Fiddle 
playing
your 
take 
on 
the 
Seydels 
probably 
won't 
be 
of 
much 
interest 
to 
me.  
But 
if
you 
play 
straight 
out 
blues 
with 
vibrato 
and 
tongue 
blocking 
and 
all 
and
you're 
playing 
these 
Soloist 
Pros 
I'm 
real 
interested 
in 
knowing 
what 
you
think?  
Thanks.



Sam

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