Moon Cat
460 posts
Sep 17, 2014
10:15 AM
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barbequebob
2707 posts
Sep 17, 2014
10:37 AM
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Sounds pretty damned good, Jason!!! The tuning sounds much closer to just intonation rather than the compromise tuning they've been using ever since they first introduced the Manji. The low tunings I've always loved because I can approach the instrument with a much more sax like attack wheras things like the normal Eb is just too shrill to pull off, plus the lower pitch harps work better whenever you work as part of a horn section.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
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harpdude61
2147 posts
Sep 17, 2014
10:55 AM
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Way cool!!
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harpfox
30 posts
Sep 17, 2014
2:37 PM
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Would a low tune harp also serve to work out and strengthen your chops?
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Frank
5308 posts
Sep 17, 2014
3:29 PM
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Definitely...And they are excellent to play while walking. When you go to play a regular harp after a low harp workout you realize just how fragile those harps are - it takes very little persuasion to get em to bark, sing or bend to your will :((:
Last Edited by Frank on Sep 17, 2014 3:33 PM
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arzajac
1471 posts
Sep 17, 2014
7:19 PM
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Wow! I love Suzuki reeds - they are little long-slot powerhouses. I can only imagine the tone they take on in the lower keys. And the Manji cover plates are my favourite - made even better now they have the conical shape.
The best thing seems to be that these will only cost a few bucks more than a regular Manji - not more than double the price like Thunderbirds! I think that's really smart because low-tuned harps are more of a specialty harp with a limited use that some may not want to invest a lot of money in.
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Custom overblow harps. Harmonica service and repair.
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Little roger
20 posts
Sep 18, 2014
4:40 AM
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Thanks Jason. I bought a few Manjis for my last tour and they performed admirably. I'd love to get my hands on a low Eb but can't find a supplier in Europe. Any suggestions anyone?
Ta
R
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Gnarly
1120 posts
Sep 24, 2014
11:07 AM
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I saw that Brandon Bailey had also posted a video on these new harps.
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barbequebob
2715 posts
Sep 24, 2014
11:23 AM
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From Brandon Bailey's video, the harp tuning sounds more like it's tuned to 19LJI or really close to that, which is how Seydels are all tuned (what seperates the Seydel compromise tuning from 19LJI is that on the Seydel, 5 & 9 draw is tuned 2 cents flat, wheras in 19LJI, those two are tuned 1.5 cents sharp).
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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Gnarly
1121 posts
Sep 24, 2014
11:36 AM
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Here's my demo--I play Joy to the World in 5 keys, oh boy . . .
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slaphappy
47 posts
Nov 21, 2014
4:04 PM
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just picked up a low E and low Eb from Rockin' Ron's (great service!).
Despite some out of the box minor tuning issues (draw chord on the E is just a bit sour as well as the 3/6 blow octave on the Eb) these are great harps and they play very well for me!
I won't be buying any more Thunderbirds that's for sure.
Thanks for posting about these, they fit my needs perfectly and the price is right!
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4' 4+ 3' 2~~~
-Mike Ziemba
Harmonica is Life!
Last Edited by slaphappy on Nov 21, 2014 4:04 PM
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Frank101
35 posts
Nov 22, 2014
2:34 PM
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It's kind of surprising that Hohner didn't patent or otherwise protect the Thunderbird's "conical" coverplate design for low harps which Joe Filisko designed for them and which Suzuki appears to have copied.
Last Edited by Frank101 on Nov 23, 2014 7:24 PM
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Gnarly
1164 posts
Nov 22, 2014
2:56 PM
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I picked up a low D and have improved it a little--been playing it a couple of days. I'm thinking about retuning it, no surprise to anyone who knows me.
Blow three will be the first to go--here comes Paddy!
Last Edited by Gnarly on Nov 22, 2014 7:57 PM
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