I've only been playing for around a year now, and I didn't have your immediate success, so my opinion may not apply. But I feel that I should add my 2 cents. You seem to be concerned about spending extra money on diatonics, but in my experience every one of the "cheaper" harps I bought has been a waste of money. In the last year I've bought Hohner Golden Melody, Suzuki Promaster and Bluesmaster, Hering Black Blues, Lee Oskar, Weltmeister Blackbird, Bushman and Huang Silvertone. (I may be leaving a couple out.) I've kept the Lee Oskars, Promasters, and Herings; the rest I've given away to friends.
I'll readily admit that this may be the result of my own inability; I'm sure a really skilled player can bend a note on a Bluesmaster as well as they can the Promaster, but I haven't found that to be true in my case. The Lee Oskars seem to be the most "sensitive", I guess you could say, and is the harmonica I recommend to any other beginner who asks my opinion. The Promaster has the best tone, but is a little rough on my lips. The Herings are great and moderately priced but they are slightly more difficult to get.
I work for a major tool manufacturer, and I tend to think of the harmonica as my tool. I would prefer to pay a moderate amount for a tool that is well-made and will last to buying a $5 throwaway.
Norm Bennett
- -----Original Message----- From: samnma~uno.com [mailto:samnma~uno.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 2:44 PM To: harpta~ahoogroups.com; harp~arply.com Subject: [HarpTalk] Diatonics
Howdy ya'll
Alright I'm definitely gonna go with the Hering velvet voice.
Next problem. Somebody suggested that I get Ab and Db diatonics. But I've got a pretty tight budget thanks to my upcoming chrom purchase. So I wanted opinions on some of the less expensive diatonics.
I went to Coast2Coast and looked at there stuff. I think it was under Lee Oskars but I found one around 5bucks called a Red Ryder. I also went to Hering's catalog and found one round ten bucks called a Free harp. Are either of these any good?
I'm a little wary of these less expensive ones. My first harp was an Hohner in that range but it didn't last me too long. I probably could have fixed the problem myself but I'm just starting to learn that.
Which reminds me. I'm not entirely sure if the coverplate on my Marine Band is held on by screws or nails. Anybody else know?
Chris
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OTOH you should go expecting indifferent service and lack of product knowledge. Be prepared to haggle. Not that they're unusual in this regard. The hyper markdowns, providing you know what others are selling the same thing for, are often good deals.
- ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. N." To: Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 5:35 AM Subject: Guitar Center (was Diatonics)
> > Doc wrote: > "Guitar Center is having a July 4 clearance. That could save you some
money
> on new harps." > > ================================> > Also worth noting that Guitar Center has a 30-day, no-questions-asked
return
> policy. No, it's not good for harps, but it may be a good way to try out a > new amp, effects pedal, amp emulator or some other piece of expensive gear > and still have an option if you decide later that it's not for you. Check > out guitarcenter.com to find a store near you. > MN > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com >
