Re: [Harp-L] Best Working Man's Harmonica Out of the Box

[Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's my vote for NOT best gigging harp out of the box:  The Hering Vintage
1923.  I didn't like it at all.  I keep them for backup and hope I don't
have to use them.  Did I get a bad pair of harps?  Keys of A & D.

I found them stiff to play and very low volume.  They sounded dead.  Even my
guitar player noticed, and guitar players seldom notice anything about harp.


-Rick Davis
The Blues Harp Amps Blog
http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/




On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Dennis Moriarty <yodennis@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I hate to use the obvious and overused "S" word (subjective) but it is
> appropriate here. Form factor and playing style (especially soft versus
> hard) are important. And then their is the quality control of the particular
> "Best out of the box". Because I'm a lifelong Golden Melody player without
> tweaking dexterity when they work well out of the box (1 out of 3) perfectly
> they're perfect. While I believe there may be superior tunings out there for
> octaves the organic volume/tonal qualities and especially the form factor
> serve me well. I'm hoping the Bends harp in the mail will be an alternative
> out of the box but I have tried most: Sum of my experience as a modest
> talent with a love for the instrument: Invest a couple of hundred on a
> sampling over time, e.g., GM, S 20, MB, Seydel, Bushman, Hering, Suzuki,
> Bends, etc....At he end of the day this post is probably not answering your
> particular harp quality credibility question. My best. d
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