[Harp-L] Seydel low F

Barbeque Bob Maglinte barbequebobmaglinte@xxxxx
Wed Mar 1 11:31:18 EST 2023


Ron Burton, stainless steel reeds are an extremely tough metal and if
you're able to blow them out quick, the problem is NOT the h armonica at
all and unfortunately, the real problem you have is something you clearly
aren't addressing at all and that's the amount of breath force you're
playing with and it's clearly obvious that you're playing them way too
hard, especially during the note bending process, where that problem always
gets a helluva lot worse. In fact, the large box of blown out harps is
giving you that very same message and so you need to dial it back at least
50% or it's gonna get worse and it will follow you with whatever harp you
intend to buy no matter what. Based on gigging at least 4-8+++ nights per
month usage, if you dial back the breath force, the minimum amount of time
a stainless steel reed harp should last is TWO YEARS and with brass reeds
it's one year.  BTW, if I remember correctly, Seydels are warrantied for
two years. Time to stop blaming the harmonicas and work more on playing
with a softer breath force.

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:

> Try a low F Manji, one year warranty!
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Feb 28, 2023, at 1:28 PM, Steve Shaw <moorcot at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > At least 25 years ago I bought a Lee Oskar low F. It's far from my
> most-used harp, admittedly, but it's still going strong, and I suppose that
> the spare set of reed plates I bought for it,  just in case, will have to
> go in my will...
> >
> > Steve Shaw (stayin' alive!)
> >
> >> On 28 Feb 2023, at 18:59, Ron Burton <aussierwb at xxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello friends and family of harmonica wizards,
> >> I have just ruined (again) another diatonic that I use frequently, a
> Seydel low F.  The first hole draw reed went flat.  I tried to tune it but
> should have realized, having a BOX full of bones already, that the gentle
> touch needed is just not my forte.  Any suggestions as to whether to send
> it to a pro or just buy another.  Being on SS, like many of us, I have to
> watch the expenditures...nevertheless, I need this harp...or any low F for
> that matter.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >> Ron B  (long time watcher from the sidelines)
>


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