Re: [Harp-L] Silk purse from sow's ear.

["Mike Rogers" <bullfrog9@xxxxxxx>]

I think Big River is a good bet for the money.  They aren't comparable to 
MB's or Sp. 20's, but much cheaper.  I sent one to Matthew Smart a few years 
ago and he customized it for me.  It's a key that I don't use as often, but 
it's in my kit and sounds and plays great.

Bullfrog
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Webb" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Silk purse from sow's ear.


> Unless they have made major changes to the Big River, I have always found 
> this an almost unplayable harp.
> Steve in Minn.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 8:13 AM, "Dan Axt" <dapperdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I disagree. I like Big River harps and I've had no problem playing them. 
> > For the money I think they are one of the best values out there.  They 
> > remind me of what Marine Bands used to be like when I started playing 
> > back in the 60s. Dan Axt
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Michael Montgomery" 
> > <gaulay2@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:32 AM
> > Subject: Fw: [Harp-L] Silk purse from sow's ear.
> >
> >
> > A Bluesmaster, yes. But a Big River, no way. I am no where near a 
> > professional harp player, but even I know Big Rivers leak air like crazy 
> > and aren't the easiest to bend. Big Rivers are what re-inforced my 
> > dislike for Hohner (before the Big River came along I was playing the 
> > Marine Bands and Blues Harp). I have mellowed since then upon discovering 
> > the Special 20 and the Crossover. If you are a professional, please, 
> > remember that unlike us amateurs professional musicians have the earned 
> > ability and gift of making Eidsels look like Cadillacs. We amateurs need 
> > all the help we can get.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message -----
> > From: Mike Fugazzi <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; MundHarp@xxxxxxx; pneupco@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 6:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Silk purse from sow's ear.
> >
> > What are you hoping to accomplish? A gigging blues harp? Overbends?
> >
> > I'd just get something like a Big River or Blues Master and call it a 
> > day.
> >
> > On Sunday, September 9, 2012 4:39:25 PM UTC-5, (unknown) wrote:
> > > Sadly,cheap harps are almost unplayable & I wish it was not the case...
> > > OK.... Buy a Chinese Rolex watch for a $100 and will it be as good as a
> > > real
> > > Rolex watch? at $6,000?
> > > Probably not.
> > > It is likely be made from inferior material... It is the same with
> > > counterfeit harmonicas. They might last 5 minutes... But perhaps who
> > > knows?
> > > Not worth customizing in any event.
> > >
> > > You get what you pay for!
> > >
> > > John "Whiteboy" Walden
> > > Just now in:
> > > Scotland
> > >
> > > In a message dated 9/8/2012 11:35:34 P.M. GMT Daylight Time,
> > > pne...@xxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:> writes:
> > >
> > > << A couple of questions: First, has anyone out there taken one of the
> > > cheapest Chinese made Sp20 clones that are around and tried to do a
> > > complete customizing job on it - retuning, reed work, embossing, in
> > > short - everything? If so, how did it turn out? Next, are there any
> > > Chinese made harmonicas that right out of the box approach the overall
> > > quality of Seydel, German made Hohners or Suzukis?
> > > >>
> >
> >
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