silverharp88
12 posts
Jul 10, 2013
9:32 PM
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Are Jambone harps any good?
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SuperBee
1294 posts
Jul 10, 2013
9:59 PM
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I had one that was great, especially for $8. Dunno what happened to it. Maybe I have it to a kid. Or maybe it broke.
But generally, it's roulette with those harps. Maybe 1 in 10 is pretty good. No, I have no idea of the numbers. I only ever bought that one, so I could attend a workshop at short notice. But I think they come out the same factory as Johnson harps.
It's tough I reckon, trying to save money. I've been there, but in the end, I found hohner handmade and some MS harps do the job and every cent I ever spent on cheap harps and lower grade hohner harps was money wasted. The old huang silver tones were the best cheapies I ever had, and the Suzuki folkmasters actually, to be fair, were quite ok. With some gapping.
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Jehosaphat
501 posts
Jul 10, 2013
10:14 PM
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Yeah I'm with the 'bee on this.I once was asked to sit in with a band for their gig the next day.We were away from home so I had none of my Lee/hohners with me
Went to the local music store(in Byron Bay 'Bee)
and bought a set of Johnsons (6)
2 were almost unplayable,3 did the job but the one in A(thank god) was brilliant,I ended up using it as a gig harp until it finally gave out.
So yeah cheap harps are a bit of a crap shoot for sure.
Mind you I think that the worst 'cheap' harps are the Hohner Bluebands in that they sell on their name and just don't deliver whats promised.
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HawkeyeKane
1877 posts
Jul 11, 2013
10:50 AM
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Jambones are an excellent value purchase for passing them out at events or maybe for practice harps. I bought a full set of them a few years ago at the recommendation of a local musician. I had just started delving seriously into harp, and I tried them for a while, but I went back to my Marine Bands not long after. I've pretty much cannibalized most of them for screws, combs and coverplates since they match up pretty well with SP20's.
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Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by HawkeyeKane on Jul 11, 2013 10:53 AM
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groyster1
2298 posts
Jul 11, 2013
10:52 AM
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they do seem be identical to johnsons,but johnsons play better....just used them as practice harps in the past but since old marine bands(Hicksville)are available on ebay I have been practicing on them instead.....they are far superior...
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