They're about the best of the cheap harps. In the u.k. you can get them from Ebay for about £10 delivered from Hong Kong. They may need a little tweak out of the box but there again I've just had to set up a new Manji where the gaps were so tight it was virtually unplayable. The Manji cost £54. As always, enjoyed your playing. Pete
the remarkable thing is that this harmonica was bought in 1999, and it still plays well for what i paid for it and has a good tone over the mic. i bought two manjis and was was unhappy with both. i don't want to start repairing harmonicas a week after i buy them, not at those prices. ---------- Ted Burke http://youtube.com/watch?v=-VPUDjK-ibQ&feature=relmfu ted-burke.com tburke4@san.rr.co,
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Loved the jam! I never thought Huangs were all that bad years ago, though that doesn't seem to be the case these days. The major problem with them was the tuning. I used to buy them, tune them up and use them quite often live, saving my Hohners for more serious gigs and session work.
Of course, this was before I was heavily into overblow/overdraw usage, for which Huangs are not suitable.
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Still using the Eb Ab and F# as back ups for those keys. I got them in the 80s when I was playing out with a country band a few times a week. The Huang was my main harp at the time - with better ootb consistancy than MBs - and at a disposable price. Got a couple of 12 pack sets in the cheap plastic case they came and put the 'weird keys' in a drawer. Some of the 'regular' key harps are still usable too - except on overblows as Tod mentioned. ----------
I have a full set of Huang Star Performers. I had to tune, adjust, and tighten all 12 but after the quality control issues were fixed, they're pretty good harps. A little thinner sounding than my Special 20's but they bend well and amp well. No overblows though. ____________________ I was messing around with the harmonica... but I was 13 before I got a real good note out of it. Muddy Waters
