[Harp-L] re: Seydel Concerto

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Payne wrote:

"You mentioned  you got yours several years ago, before the tuning  
change. I know the tuning change occurred before I my affiliation  
with Seydel, so it would have to be before 2006 and likely made  
around the time Seydel was flat broke or immediately after Seydel was  
purchased by Niama Media and money started flowing again. There has  
been considerable improvement in all models since, which seems a  
possible explanation for the differences between you and Winslow and I."

Possibly.  It depends entirely on what is causing the instability in  
the tuning.  If it is a case of bad quality control (ie, poor metal  
used for the reeds) that might explain the difference.  If it is a  
case of a design flaw that has since been fixed (ie, poorly scaled  
reeds which are no longer used) that might also explain the  
difference.  If neither of these has changed, then I cannot explain  
the difference, though perhaps I'm more sensitive to out-of-tune  
octaves than most.  Further, the difference may also be explained by  
length of time I've owned these, though that is unlikely since the  
problems were evident early on.  I will be interested in hearing  
other people's long-term findings over the course of a few years.

I may try Concertos again down the road if people find that they  
don't have these long-term issues, but for the time being I felt it  
made sense to let people know that not everyone had a positive  
experience with them.




 ()()    JR "Bulldogge" Ross
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