Re: [Harp-L] Are Seydel Session Steels worth the $ s

[Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>]

ryan...do you have any youtube/soundcloud links of your playing?  As a
developing powerbender player I'm interested in others who have taken that
route.

I'm curious...what customizing/tweaking do you have Greg do for you?  I ask
this because as I understand it, one of the benefits of the PB is that we
no longer have to go crazy with the setup to get the full range of notes.
 That said, I'm sure there's a good reason why you have Greg set up your
harps...what exactly is he doing and what are you noticing is different
when you play his harps vs. out of the box?

My only issues with the out of the box PB Harpmaster are:
-  9 and 10 are real hard to draw bend cleanly.  I'm sure there are some
tweaks that can be done to facilitate this, and that a portion of it is
just embouchure/technique.
- on my harp, 3 draw is a little leaky/not very responsive.
- some of the higher holes (9 especially) seem to "stick" in the draw when
practicing draw bends over and over, so that the blow becomes something
that needs to be really pushed to get it back into neutral if that makes
sense.


On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Ryan Bannister
<ryanmbannister00@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I made the switch to Session Steel a couple years back and haven't been
> disappointed yet. As a user of the powerbender tuning, I can from
> experience, recommend Greg Jones at http://1623customharmonicas.com/ for
> Session Steel and powerbender tuning customizing.
> Greg offers an amazingly polite and sincere attitude towards customer
> service and takes an enormous level of pride in his work. As he should..the
> harps I have recieved from him are amazing!
> Obviously in choosing a harp it will come down to personal preference. The
> size, recessed plates, and the full length covers are features I find
> comfortable. The quality of Seydel and the stainless reeds have been
> discussed at length on this site numerous times.
> Just sharing my experience.
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Aongus MacCana <amaccana@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Having recently purchased a Session Steel (in G) from the Seydel
> website, I
> > can confirm that I am well pleased with it and consider that I got "my
> > money's worth"
> >
> > I have had an '1847' in G for a few years which I have used pretty
> > regularly
> > and it has never 'gone bad'. Consequently I have become a fan of steel
> > reeds.
> >
> > Over the years I have found Seydel to be friendly, efficient and easy to
> > deal with - and no! I am not on their payroll.
> >
> > Beannachtai
> >
> > Aongus Mac Cana
> >
> >
>