Re: [Harp-L] Seydel Session Steel: a love that lasts?

["Bob Boyd" <bboyd@xxxxxxxxx>]

I bought a set of the Session Steel from Greg Jones a couple of years ago. 
Since then I only have had one reed replaced which was from doing a 10 blow 
bend. Greg replaced it for free. I like not haveing to have reeds replaced 
due to failure. Greg did it for free as part of his warranty. I am not a 
hard player and have learned to let the amp control the volume but when 
playing special 20's I would still break reeds or get them out of tune. I 
like special 20's but I play the session steel now due to their lasting much 
longer. The only ting I do is drop them in an ultra sonic cleaner with a 
couple of denture tablets to clean them every few months. I play 60-80 gigs 
a year. Thanks to Greg for letting me know about these harps.

Bob "The Captain" Boyd
Texas Tide Band
www.texastide.com
210-494-1118

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martin oldsberg" <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4:04 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Seydel Session Steel: a love that lasts?


"Up to five times longer playing life compared to models with brass reeds", 
sayeth Seydel of the Session Steel. At about twice the price.

So -- should be a good deal.But it´s a strong claim, and "up to" can mean it 
has 1. 001 "longer playing life compared to" etc.


I wonder, have any of you heavy hitters, hard players, harmonica tormentors 
any experience that corroborates this claim of longevity?
They have been on the market for a number of years now and as I´m very tight 
with my money and always looking for a good deal when it comes to a 
harmonica that lasts (never mind how they sound: as they say here on Harp-l, 
"it´s all in the player" anyhow!) it would be interesting to hear some 
experiences based on just this particular aspect of the instrument.
Cheers
/Martin
(who just killed another S 20 and ain´t too happy about it.)