Re: [Harp-L] Deluxe 270 and CX12
- To: Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Deluxe 270 and CX12
- From: Ev630 <eviltweed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:25:20 +1100
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Bill,
Do you have a link for those custom 270s?
Drew
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:46 PM, Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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