Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Sampler

[Rick Dempster <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very interesting Greg. What I'd want to hear before I bought one is
somebody giving it a good workout.
I checked out this:
http://www.seydel1847.de/epages/Seydel1847.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Seydel/Categories/Products/SAMPLER-Tutor
......but it doesn't really give me an idea of whether the thing would work
in any way I'd want it to. I built something very similar twenty-odd years
ago; two Special 20 combs glued in a V, with a curved mouthpiece,
unfortunately made of fibreglass, which meant I was never going to really
play it, for fear of inhaling some glass fibre. But it did work, and the
two harps worked independently as normal diatonics, with no half-valving,
which I'm as yet to be won over by.
So let me hear you play the thing huh?

On 16 April 2013 13:37, Greg Jones <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I had a chance to try out the new Seydel Sampler.
> This is really neat idea by Seydel and I can see some pretty creative
> applications for it down the road.
> The harp is essentially a set of solo tuned (C) and a set of solo tuned (G)
> reed plates and can toggle back
> and forth between each key using the button slide mechanism which also has
> a handy lock on it.
>
> It is pretty neat harp for the solo tuned players, but what is also sweet
> is that it is half-valved allowing for
> single reed bends.   It is a pretty nice harp and I can already see myself
> doing a few reed swaps or re-tunes
> to come up with creative playing options.
>
> You can see more information on it, photos, and pricing on my web site if
> you are so inclined.
>
> --
> *Greg Jones*
> *16:23 Custom Harmonicas*
> *(210) 445-6600*
> *http://1623customharmonicas.com/* <http://1623customharmonicas.com/>
>



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