[Harp-L] Seydel low F

[Dr. George Miklas]

I endorse Bob's post. Ron Burton, stop blaming the harmonica and play with
less pressure.
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*Dr. George Miklas <http://www.georgemiklas.com/>, **Harmonica Specialist
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Adjunct Music Professor - Applied Tuba and Applied Harmonica, University of
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On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:32 AM Barbeque Bob Maglinte <
barbequebobmaglinte at xxxxx> wrote:

> 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)
> >
>