Brother Phil
4 posts
Oct 07, 2013
2:32 PM
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Does anyone know if low F Special 20's are available anywhere? I searched online and every distributer I checked said either out if stock or no longer available. I'm wondering if Hohner has discontinued them since they have come out with the Thunderbird low tuned harmonicas. I just thought high G and low F were more of a "standard tuning". The Thunderbird harps are 3 times the price of a Special 20 and a little out if my budget.
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Lmbrjak
206 posts
Oct 07, 2013
4:41 PM
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I'm pretty sure Hohner has quit making low harps except for T-Bird. They used to make low tuned Big Rivers but I can't find them anywhere now,not even replacement reeds.
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STME58
551 posts
Oct 07, 2013
5:41 PM
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Lee Oscars come in Low F, This seems to be the lowest priced Low F that is easy to find.
Suzuki models starting at the Pro-Master come in Low F and most if not all of Seydel's offerings are available in low F.
I really like the Low F harp. I have a Suzuki Pure harp and Seydel 1847 Noble in Low F. I lost my Seydel and after several months, I replaced in with the Suzuki. This of course created a disturbance in the force that allowed me to find the Seydel, unharmed in its case, under the recliner.
Last Edited by STME58 on Oct 07, 2013 5:42 PM
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KDT
16 posts
Oct 07, 2013
6:36 PM
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As a SP20 player, I recently found out that Hohner discontinued low tuned harps in all but the outrageously expensive Thunderbird. This led me to purchase my first Session Steel in Low F#. I'm now waiting on a Low F in powerdraw tuning. I really enjoy the Session Steel and will probably never buy another Hohner harmonica.
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9000
177 posts
Oct 07, 2013
6:45 PM
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I've got a Low F Manji that plays well and it's cheaper than a Thunderbird.
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Piro39
52 posts
Oct 07, 2013
7:02 PM
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The Big River low keyed harps were fantastic harps and very inexpensive. The price of these T-Bird harps is ridiculous. I don't know why they stopped making low tuned harps in all their popular models. I think this was a big mistake.
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Gnarly
723 posts
Oct 07, 2013
9:02 PM
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I think the Manji shines in lower keyed harps--having said that, when Rockin' Ron announced Low tuned Special 20s were being discontinued, I ordered 3 Low F harps immediately.
And recently carved one up into a Major Cross in C!
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bigd
483 posts
Oct 07, 2013
10:36 PM
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Imo based on the L.O. I have from years back they're not bad. I play low F a lot and have 2 LF Golden Melody harps that Hohner made once upon a time. One has a problem and one is not as performance reliable as it had been (I have a LF GM on order with joe Spiers) so I've been playing the LO (I won it at a David Barrett playing contest years ago) and it's smooth....not as hard hitting as my GM's but smooth.....Here's an old video with the 4:10 mark 2nd position solo in a LO LF:
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Grey Owl
355 posts
Oct 08, 2013
1:24 AM
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Yeah really like the low harps and I picked up a great Special 20 in Low F very cheap. If I had known they were discontinuing the range I would have bought more at the time:(
Nice solo Dennis, lovely sound from that rig.
Here's one I did just after buying the Low F. Couldn't stop playing it after purchase everything else seemed impossibly shrill:)
There is also a very nice feel when playing a low harp it sort of reverbertates through the diaphragm.
I hope you get sorted Brother Phil.
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Gipsy
31 posts
Oct 08, 2013
5:17 AM
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Last time I checked Peter at Harmonicas Direct had managed to locate new / old stock of low key SP20 reedplates. I picked up 2 low F sets, and agree wholeheartedly about how good they sound.
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Brother Phil
5 posts
Oct 14, 2013
1:18 PM
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Sorry I never got back to thank all who responded to this. I am extremely busy (5 kids 2 jobs) but I did check and Harmonicas Direct does have low F Special 20 reed plates so thanks again for the info.
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florida-trader
375 posts
Oct 14, 2013
1:50 PM
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Please forgive the shameless plug, but I have an inventory of new low-tuned MS Cross Harp reed plates in low F, low Eb, low E and low D. The Cross Harp reed plates are identical to the Meisterklasse. They are a little thicker – 1.05mm vs. .90mm. I also have a few sets of low F# Big River plates.
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www.BlueMoonHarmonicas.com
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