Re: [Harp-L] Seydel & Reed Failure

[Steve <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

I read your link, Greg, and I get the idea. But here we are talking about a number of people who have experienced extremely premature reed failure, not failure due to a massive number of reed vibrations under the belt over months or years.  My problem is that I now have two session steel low Ds, one with a busted 7-blow and another that had a busted 7-blow that Ben fixed for me. I still have some old low D Sp20s that are great workhorses, and you know how long it is since you could buy them. They rarely go bust on me.  But those two session steels never come out with me. Why? Because I know I can't trust them, that's why. Other people may have different experiences to tell of. But that's mine, and I can assure you that I'm no harp-wrecking novice. 

> On 22 Nov 2014, at 19:15, "Greg Jones" <greg.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> There are some threads on reed failure that have popped up, specifically
> with regard to Seydel diatonic harps.
> 
> Below is a link to a posting on my web site where I discuss this.
> 
> http://1623customharmonicas.com/2014/09/09/reed-failure/
> 
> More importantly, I have had great success with reed polishing and with few
> exceptions, no Seydel stainless steel reeds that I have replaced have gone
> bad after repair.
> 
> Seydel subsidizes repairs I make as a way to keep you the player satisfied
> with the product.
> 
> If you personally believe your harmonica should be repaired under warranty,
> please contact me directly and we can discuss this.
> 
> Greg Jones
> Seydel Repair Tech
> greg.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx