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Poor Man's Path to Low Key Harps
Poor Man's Path to Low Key Harps
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Thievin' Heathen
430 posts
Nov 23, 2014
9:33 AM
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I don't often have a opportunity to play low key harps, but that has not kept me from wanting to have some.
Rockin' Ron is running a deal for 3 low Eb, E & F# Hohner Big Rivers for $54. These are MS reed plates which I flat sanded and transferred over to some MS Blues Harp combs. These made pretty nice harps. I recommend this. It gets me 3 seldom used in blues(?maybe?) keys for a minimal investment. I sure miss the good ole' days and the $15 MS reed plates.
I have acquired a couple of low D's over the years in Ebay deals and I have had a Lee Oskar low F forever. A Hohner 365 gets me into the low C register.
When I make up my mind which gap in the lineup I really need to fill, I have a Session Steel with a broken reed and Seydel low key reed plates are very reasonably priced.
All this transpired incrementally while I was waiting for the Suzukis to hit the streets. I will pick up some of the Manji's as funds permit. Until then, I have a fairly complete set.
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arzajac
1513 posts
Nov 23, 2014
12:24 PM
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MS series harps are great in the low keys. There is much less problem with the lower draw reeds hitting the cover plate like low Special 20s and low Marine Bands. And they are pretty loud and responsive, especially with a better comb.
If you can still find any in the low keys, I recommend you snatch them up.
Also, a Big River in G can be retuned to low-F; low-F is probably one of the most useful low keys to have handy.
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