nacoran
6586 posts
Mar 20, 2013
1:22 PM
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http://yonberg-harmonicas.fr/page/home
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TheoBurke
340 posts
Mar 20, 2013
1:53 PM
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what do they sound like?
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nacoran
6587 posts
Mar 20, 2013
2:59 PM
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I just saw the link on Facebook. The guy who put it up said he'd add sound clips soon. I'll report back when they are up.
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RyanMortos
1444 posts
Mar 20, 2013
4:36 PM
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Pretty on the outside is all fine and good but it's what's on the inside that counts. One of the main focuses for this model is how quick it can be taken apart. When I'm playing on stage not only do I not care how fast I can take my instrument apart but I hope to heck it doesn't come apart on me, lol.
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shbamac
262 posts
Mar 20, 2013
6:09 PM
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Seydel reed plates. Looks interesting...
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Sherwin
50 posts
Mar 20, 2013
6:52 PM
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Looks like a great, tough little pocket harp. I for one am continually straightening cover plates on the harps I carry in my pocket. Problem with pocket lint: crack it open, clean it, close it.
It's about time a cool new (in a number of ways) harp came on the market. Pretty expensive, pretty cool. I bet that even at that price they will have a hard time keeping up with demand in the near future.
Good luck to them!
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isaacullah
2379 posts
Mar 21, 2013
5:18 AM
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The following website: http://juke-myharmonicablog.blogspot.fr/ has head to head sound comparisons of this harp with a Marine Band deluxe, including overblows. The site is in French, but can be translated by clicking a little google-translate icon in the upper right corner...
Judging from the sound samples and the review, it is a good harp, but not a custom harp. The tone seemed good, but it wasn't fundamentally different than comparable harps. It's based on 1847 reedplates, so that's probably it's closest comparable sound... Now, ergonomically, perhaps it's easier to play (can't be sure unless you try, I suppose), and that may be reason enough to buy one... It also looks pretty darn cool...
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isaacullah
2380 posts
Mar 21, 2013
5:23 AM
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Also, perhaps the design is more airtight, but you still have to unscrew three screws to take it apart. That is only one less screw than my own harps have (my self-customs), so I'd say that "fast take apart" isn't really one of the advantages (especially compared to something like a turboharp, which really is fast take apart with no tools). The "wasp-shaped" comb channels that "accelerate air through the middle portion of the reed" might be an advantage, and the reviewer does say that this harp responds to very little breath pressure... That could also be worth the $$ to some...
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nacoran
6592 posts
Mar 21, 2013
9:11 AM
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Isaac, yeah, it's a shape it doesn't combine the Turbolid tech with the easy access reedplates.
(I keep getting a server error when I try to translate the page. I've been getting that a lot lately.)
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KingoBad
1270 posts
Mar 21, 2013
10:21 AM
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I think it would be good for the germophobes among us...(I'm not one) who would like easy complete disassembly for cleaning..
Past those first three screws, the reed plates pop right off the comb when you remove the pressure bars. If you like to break down past just the covers frequently, it would be nice...
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Yonberg
3 posts
Jul 17, 2013
5:19 AM
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Hi there,
I am the current Yonberg tech and I will gladly answer your questions.
Feel free to ask.
You can also email me at: support@yonberg-harmonicas.fr
or follow us and get in touch on Fb:
https://www.facebook.com/yonberg74?ref=hl
Regards,
N.
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nacoran
6943 posts
Jul 17, 2013
8:55 AM
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Seeing this harp actually inspired me to do some inventing of my own. It's nice to see people trying new things.
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HarpMan Freeman
209 posts
Jun 25, 2015
6:42 PM
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I got a Birthday Harmonica from my bride to be today. It is a French Made Yonberg D1 in the key of C. What a great looking harmonica. It has a much louder but rounded sound. So far it seems to be a great harmonica.
Last Edited by HarpMan Freeman on Jun 26, 2015 4:45 AM
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florida-trader
720 posts
Jun 26, 2015
7:55 AM
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It has Seydel reed plates under the hood so it stands to reason that it would be a quality instrument. It's not like some "off brand" harps that use cheap Chinese plates. I predict you will see more of this type of offering in the future as the harp world becomes more component driven.
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MichaelMc
42 posts
Jun 26, 2015
12:54 PM
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I have 2 on order (G and A). They look like really nice harps.
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marine1896
255 posts
Jun 26, 2015
1:11 PM
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Why am I thinking of that movie Interstellar or imperial storm troopers when I look at that harmonica!
Or maybe it's the same as looking at classic/modern cars chrome and wood V plastic .;-)
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Steve Harvell
204 posts
Jun 26, 2015
5:11 PM
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A beautiful harmonica , well thought out :)
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