Re: [Harp-L] Seydel harps- not just the 1847s

["steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a couple of Seydel Blues Sessions and I much prefer them to the 1847, and not just because of the price. The Blues Sessions, after just some minor gapping, play very well. They are a little different than the Sp20s that I am used to, but certainly just as playable. 
And, they are the most comfortable harps I have played.
   Also, in response to the poster who had problems with Bushman....  I have never had a problem with any dealings with John Hall and I have bought quite a few harps from him. He has always been helpful and has gone beyond what I feel most dealers would do. When I ordered some A Delta Frost reedplates, they were not in stock, so he sent me a new A harp. I'm assuming he did this because I have been a customer for awhile, but he didn't have to do that.  
  I've been on the other end of problems like that, so I always appreciate any extra good will from a dealer. 
  That's not to say the problem didn't exist, or that it didn't happen the way it was described. Sounds like there was no easy way for either end of it.
Steve Webb in Minnesota, where winter continues....

---- Rupert Oysler <orupert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Actually, I hear a lot of great reports about Seydel Blues Sessions. I 
> just got off the phone with a Nashville recording artist who told me 
> they are his favorite harp, most comfortable in his mouth etc. They were 
> my first Seydel harps (from before 2006...) that began my love affair 
> with the company, and they were Charlie Musselwhite's harp-of-choice 
> before Seydel came out with the 1847.
> 
> While Seydel has consciously and definitely improved quality control 
> since 2005, and we aim for 100%, it is always possible that some harps 
> slip through, or change slightly in shipping  etc. When this happens I 
> welcome people contacting me and I willingly sort out the problem and if 
> it is in fact a problem with the harp I get it functioning perfectly. 
> 
> I feel very awkward about someone waiting 9 months, and then posting to 
> a public forum, when it could have been handled in person at Buckeye, or 
> at SPAH, or in so many ways during those months.....
> 
> For the record, the harps you purchased were made in 2008, and you 
> purchased them as a set at a special Buckeye price which came out to 
> less than $25 per harp. The price of a standard tuned Session today is 
> $29.95.
> 
> Rupert Oysler
> www.seydelusa.com
> 
> 
> 
> venkyr@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >   No one talks about those Blues Session models. I
> >   don't own the 1847s but these Blues Sessions don't
> >   really play out of the box. I bought a set of these
> >   at the Buckeye Harmonica fest from Rupert last year.
> >   The keys of D, LD and G were fairly (or barely)
> >   responsive. My Bushmans and Special 20s do play well
> >   out of the box though.
> >    
> >   I heard somewhere that in 2006 the Blues Session
> >   harps that came out of Klingenthal, Germany, were
> >   not up to snuff. But they did succeed in the selling
> >   them to me.
> >    
> >   I still want Rupert to chime in because I am not
> >   getting my money's worth. For $35.00 a piece I could
> >   do better with a Golden Melody.
> >    
> >   Keep harpin'
> >    
> >   Venk
> >
> > www.myspace.com/harpdad
> > _______________________________________________
> > Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> > Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> > http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
> >
> >   
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l