[Harp-L] MIDI HARMONICA PERFECTED - The LEKHOLM DM48

[Stephen]

The price seems reasonable considering they are buying parts in small numbers and building them by hand.  On the plus side it seems like firmware updates will be supported for the near future.  So I jumped on the waitlist...but of course there's always a chance that they will make improvements that can't be addressed by updates and you'll be left with a midi dinosaur when version 2.0 comes out.  On the other hand they might get tired of making them and then you missed out on the chance to get a really unique instrument.

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> On Jan 31, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Final comment on this (for today anyway): the initial asking price of 650
> Euros (well over $700 US) may be a problem for many players.  It's a high
> price for a MIDI hardware controller; MIDI keyboard controllers sell at
> prices well under $100 for a 5-octave controller. Add to that the cost of a
> hardware synthesizer and we're well into the $1000-plus range.  However,
> anyone with an iPad can certainly get a nice software synth, plus a MIDI
> interface kit, for well under $100, and that's not an undue burden; though
> I suspect that most harp players are much more knowledgeable about the
> differences between Seydel, Hohner, and Suzuki harps than they are about
> differences between software synthesizers.  So there's a learning curve AND
> a cost curve to be overcome.
> 
> That said, I have little doubt that one of these things is in my future.  I
> already own a bunch of nice software synths, and they can certainly do
> stuff that I can't do with a harp and a Digitech RP.
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
>> I followed the link supplied by Brendan to the DM48 website.  I think that
>> this is a very interesting development, and potentially a powerful addition
>> to the harmonica player's toolkit.
>> 
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