Martin
1348 posts
Dec 28, 2017
8:31 AM
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Where I buy my Easttop 008K diatonics there is a price difference of a couple of $, to the advantage of the blue.
No bigger deal but if you buy a batch it might get notable.
Is there, colour apart, any other difference between these two?
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Killa_Hertz
2437 posts
Dec 28, 2017
8:34 AM
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I think one has welded reeds and one riveted? I'm not positive if its the blue or not, but I know there are two different models like this.
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Rontana
439 posts
Dec 28, 2017
9:07 AM
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If memory serves, the reeds on the T008K models are riveted, whereas the T008S version is spot welded (I have a bunch of the latter)
I've never known the difference (if there is one, other than color) between the blue and black 008K version. I think there's also a T008L in white.
Rockin' Ron or Brendan Power could probably tell you the differences
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Sarge
656 posts
Dec 28, 2017
6:55 PM
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I have both black and blue 008K and there is no difference.
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jbone
2430 posts
Dec 28, 2017
7:32 PM
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I have a black and a sort of pink. Have yet to even pull the covers! Decent harps.
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Martin
1349 posts
Dec 29, 2017
8:43 AM
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OK, thank you, then I´ll stick to the blue(s).
Yes, pretty decent harps -- for the price. I punish my harmonicas a lot so they don´t last that long and I still have to work out the ratio of LO reed-plates vs buying new Easttops. The delivery time is ridiculous, but they are quite playable OOTB.
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jbone
2431 posts
Dec 29, 2017
10:21 AM
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If you are in the states, Rockin' Ron has a deal with Danny and can get them sent quickly. The Blues Pro 008K riveted is a decent harp for a decent price.
Possibly off topic but take it from me, if you take breathing/voice lessons and find your air column and use it, you will find more focus and use less force through your reeds.
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groyster1
3055 posts
Dec 29, 2017
2:11 PM
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@jbone......that has been recommended to me in achieving throat vibrato
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Rontana
440 posts
Dec 29, 2017
5:17 PM
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Ditto on buying them from Rockin' Ron (if you're in the states). He's incredibly fast on shipping
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jbone
2432 posts
Dec 29, 2017
6:09 PM
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@groyster, it's accurate. One of the big improvements I saw was after doing deep breathing exercises. Typically most people use 25-35% of their lung capacity and diaphragm. When we learn to go deeper we find a whole new power we can access.
I'm not always a tone monster but the before and after have been impressive.
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