RE: [Harp-L] Favorite harmonicas out of the box..

[Steve Shaw <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

To take the sentiment of the thread literally, in the last year I've bought two Suzuki Promaster harps, in A and G (not the valved ones). I think they are the only stock harpsI've ever bought that needed absolutely no tweaking out of the box in order to get them to play the way I wanted them to.
I've also bought several SP20s from Antony Dannecker, always absolutely superb harps, but I suppose they don't count!
  
> I think the improvements on the Marine Bands have been significant. they  
> are probably my favorite harps overall. Probably because I grew up with them. 
>  For me there is nothing like a well broken in Marine Band harp for playing 
> the  Blues. I can really "lean" into a  good Marine Band, where most other  
> brands I hit a limit of "emotion" in the note. Personal preference and  
> style come into play of course. I also like the original Meisterklauses by  
> Hohner.
>  
> Best to all,
> Chris Mastakas