[Harp-L] Re: Hohner Meisterklasse

[MilwHarmonica@xxxxxxx]

Hello, Ken.
 
My Meisterklasse chromatic has never needed maintenance,  because it's not 
played often. I had wanted to buy one when they were first  produced (1985-Steve 
Baker and P.T. Gazell), but I couldn't afford the MK  chromatic at that time.
 
Then the MK chromatic disappeared for a few years. When Hohner re-issued an  
"improved" version, I had the money, and didn't hesitate to buy one. I wasn't  
sure it would be available for long.
 
The MK diatonic has always been easy to play, and I like the small size  
(pre-Modular Series), compared to other diatonics. I bought one around 1995 or  so 
(pre-Modular), and it's still working fine, although I did break a reed in  
it.  
 
Joe Filisko replaced the reed and tweaked the MK diatonic for me at a  
Milwaukee Harmonica Club Expo (a day of harmonica at a local Milwaukee music  
store), no charge. He was a guest clinician at the event.
 
Since then I've acquired a few more MK Modulars, and they work fine, also,  
but they are a little longer, left to right, compared to the pre-modular  harp.
 
I've also tried the Suzuki Promaster and the Seydel Favorite and Seydel  
Favorite with black aluminum comb. 
All 3 of these are also great harps, but I still prefer the pre-mod  
Meisterklasse.
 
John Broecker



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