J-Sin
152 posts
Jan 23, 2014
7:16 AM
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These are tricky harps to maintain.
I've had a Seydel LLF harp for years. I love to play bass lines, drones and all sorts of effects with it. It's not in constant use though, and has maintained its good shape and tune until now. The lowest reeds are choking and rattling against the stiff valves for some reason, and I can't make it stop. I'm positive they're not rattling against the covers, but instead interfering with the valves. Every time I start to play I have to adjust 2-4 reeds.
Another thing I have noticed is that unlike regular reeds that usually go flat, low reeds with weights on them tend to go sharp over time. A couple of my low notes are sharp almost 40 cents. What up with that? How do you tune super low harps? Or should I eventually just buy new plates?
In the instruction leaflet they say you should store the harp in upright position. I've always wondered does that mean laterally (holes up) or vertically (like they usually are in a harp case). It would make sense to me to store them holes up, so that the reeds don't get misaligned from being sideways and getting pulled down by gravity.
The way I'm using these harps, I guess I'm looking for durability and reliability over superior tone. So my final question is, would you recommend Thunderbird over Seydel? Are they worth the extra price?
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Reed To The Beat!
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