Re: [Harp-L] CX12 harp

[Cahebay@xxxxxxx]

Thank you Vern, That was very helpful
Regards
Mark
 
 
In a message dated 9/13/2010 3:14:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jevern@xxxxxxx writes:

Several  excellent players use them, e.g. Slide Man Slim.

Assets:
The slide  rarely sticks.
Slide is very leak-free.
Easy no-tools disassembly to  gain access to the slide for cleaning and to 
the valves on the blow reeds for  maintenance.

Liabilities:
Cross-tuning means that the slide movement  is twice as long as that of a 
270. This doesn't bother everyone. 
Feels fat  in the mouth.  This doesn't bother everyone.  Hohner has a 
slimmed  down version for a higher price.
12 screws to remove the reedplates to gain  access to the blow reeds and 
valves on the draw reeds.
Some people complain  about the valves sticking and popping.  The CX12 is 
probably no worse  than any other chromatic for this problem.  Replace any 
misbehaving  valves with custom valves such as Ultrasuede and you'll be very 
happy with  your CX12.

The gold or silver ones don't sound any different from the  black ones.  
Don't pay extra for the plating unless the aesthetics are  important to you.

The trumpets on the trumpets harp are too small to  have any acoustical 
effect. They will just interfere with your hand cup.   This is strictly an 
appearance novelty.  Buy one only for  laughs.

Vern

On Sep 13, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Cahebay@xxxxxxx  wrote:

> 
> What makes the Hohner CX-12 Black  
>  such a great harp to use?
> 
> I'm a firm believer that an artist  can take a dollar harp and
> produce beautiful music from it and a  beginner can take a $200.
> harp and produce garbage. its the player not  the instrument.
> so on that note can I be convinced that the above is  worth it?
> also anyone try the hohner trumpets harp, which i believe  was
> recently discontinued ?
> Regards
>  Mark