Re: [Harp-L] Deluxe 270 and CX12

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was put off buying a 270 deluxe recently because although Hohner have got 
rid of the nails on this model, the mouthpiece screws still go straight into 
the wooden comb.  To me that's just an accident waiting to happen, sooner of 
later the threads are going to strip out of the wood and the mouthpiece 
screws won't grip anymore.

I'm playing CX12s at the moment personally but I think I prefer the sound of 
the 270 models, the beauty of the CX12 is the ease of maintenance.  When I 
can afford it, I think I'll get one of the Harponline custom 270s with an 
acrylic comb and reedplates that can be dismantled seperately.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ev630" <eviltweed@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:25 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Deluxe 270 and CX12


> I have a bunch of chromatics and I think that both of these chroms are very
> comfortable and responsive to play.
>
> But I think the Deluxe 270 is one of the best out of the box chromatics I
> have *ever* played. The harp is brighter, sweeter in tone, more responsive
> and is better tuned out of the box than any of my other 270s. The 
> mouthpiece
> with the round holes is also extremely comfortable and fast. I don't know
> much about why that is - all I know is it has the round holed mouthpiece 
> and
> thicker reed plates - but I also think someone has taken way more care on
> the tuning and set up than the half dozen 270s I have owned.
>
> I know someone here recommended a standard 270 with a custom set up. But 
> why
> do that when the Deluxe is such an amazing harp with no screwing around 
> with
> mods?
>
> The Deluxe is such a sweet harp to play (and I play amplified blues stuff)
> that I have been playing more and more chromatic than ever before at my
> gigs. I can't recommend it highly enough and have become a bit of a harp
> bore on the subject with harp buddies I meet at gigs.
>
> And I still dig my CX12 as a back up!
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