Re: [Harp-L] Harp purchases
Brothers & Sisters of the Tin Sandwich, Brother Ross,
Several discussions have been held with kiwiblues,
http://www.harmonicajam.com/ , via the http://www.harmonicaclub.com/ web
forum. She had been acquiring her Suzuki's via E-bay. Her preferences are
the Mr-350 for playing gig's and the MR-250 for her students to learn their
'licks'. (BTB Her Suzuki outlet has been found to be in Auckland. Saves her
S&H, shipping and handling!)
I began with a Hohner classic Marine Band Harmonica. After reading
hundreds of e-mails and scouring dozens of sites I urged my local shop to
handle Suzuki products (so that I could get the MR-250's). They were
impressed by the Suzuki level of quality and commitment...And have sold out
of every Suzuki they have EVER received. (I have a nice collection of almost
all Masterblues! And a 12-hole SCX-48.)
Admittedly I have more than enough varieties of harp to be guilty of
being refered to as a "yard sale gone bad". But any harp player has
purchased their fair share of "what about" harps because of any of a
thousand reasons. Bends, Hering, Hohner, Huang, Johnson, Kay, Seydel and
Suzuki. (You can do your price comparisons via
http://www.coast2coastmusic.com/ .
I love 'em all. So let's get down to the Suzuki.
Here's a compendium of the Suzuki line:
http://www.suzukimusic.com/harmonicas/ , and
Suzuki SCT-128 Tremolo Chromatic Harmonica -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsJ0ZRye-HM
Suzuki SCX Chromatics -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f2rEAnAY00
Suzuki Overdrive -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF4HZGCO10E
Suzuki Fabulous Chromatic Harmonicas -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5j7FqrheO4
Suzuki Fire Breath and Pure Harp -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGa6pQBJTeM
Suzuki Magic Garden and SC Chromatics -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWl_DYzNE2U
Suzuki ProMaster Valved Diatonics -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHuiExkUH4E
Suzuki Fabulous Diatonic Harmonicas -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmLx2CBVu_A
Suzuki ProMaster, Hammond & Pipe Humming -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCchREHrEck
Suzuki Harpmaster and Bluesmaster -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_nzrhFaQno
You'll like what you play.
Be Blues...And Jazz,
Suave Blues Man
----- Original Message -----
From: <pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:29 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Harp purchases
Hey List - Primarily a SP20 player, but when I have a few spare bucks, I
like to test drive different diatonic harps to see what's out there. It
seems that we have a growing # of harmonica mfgs. and models and
customizers to tempt us and it makes for interesting shopping
bang-for-the-buck discussions. I've had some customized SP20 harps as
well and loved them.
I am usually dissappointed with Mfg. out of the box purchases when
compared to the SP20, but last year I bought an upmarket Suzuki Firebreath
Harp online and was pretty darned impressed - I can't afford to have a
stable of these, but was wondering if any one out there has experience
with Suzuki's MR-350 Promaster Deluxe, or the Bluesmaster as compared to
the SP20?
What other harps do you SP20 players experiment with? Anyone find a
different axe that competes well with the SP20?
Best -
Ross Macdonald
www.myspace.com/sassparillajugband
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