Re: [Harp-L] Hohner Quality

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:15 AM, Bill wrote:

> Joe does custom Marine Bands & Golden Melodies so presumably he's  
> talking about them.


Jo Jo Spiers does exceptional work. Jason Ricci is still playing his  
harps. I believe he could make a harp made from flattened Contadina  
tomato paste cans with petrified buffalo feces comb sound great.
smo-joe  (just guessing)


> If this is a response to the chorus of disapproval and spleen  
> venting about Hohner quality that's been going on here for a while,  
> maybe we should all give ourselves a pat on the back - we need two  
> more authoritive opinions to achieve triangulation though & I still  
> want a Golden Melody deluxe with a 1.1mm guage reedplate and a nice  
> comb - so a chorus of "yes please, me too"'s would be great
>
> Bill
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Venky Ramakrishna"  
> <jazzyvenky@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Joe Spiers" <joemopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Hohner Quality
>
>
> > What Hohner harps are we talking about? Thanks.
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Joe Spiers <joemopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone else noticed an improvement lately? I'm finding that the  
> > > newest ones
> > > I've purchased don't have the squealing 2 draw, and the upper  
> > > register blow
> > > notes have stable pitches instead of blowing sharp. They overblow  
> > > nicely as
> > > well.