[Harp-L] New Golden Melody

[Steve Baker]

The only way to ensure that harmonicas overbend reliably out of the box would be to adjust the reed offsets accordingly in the factory. This involves a lot of extra work, which would make the instruments prohibitively expensive. A set-up which will do this for everybody is impossible to realise in commercial harmonica manufacture, as different players require different set-ups anyway. Better to learn to do it yourself according to your own needs. I don’t find the new GM any harder to overbend than the previous version.

I just took my new GM apart and have no difficulty in accessing the 5 & 6 hole reeds. 

The old GM had several issues, in particular with airtightness. In my opinion, the redesign addresses these issues pretty effectively. The result sounds great and is both elegant and comfortable to play, I would say it’s an improvement. That said, I’m not a Golden Melody guy and will continue to play Marine Band Crossovers to the day I die.

Steve Baker
www.stevebaker.de
www.harmonica-masters.de