praefect
39 posts
Mar 24, 2010
4:00 PM
|
I play LOs and I haven't tried an MB in 10 years, last time I did I didn't like them and this stuck with me.
Today I buy an MB in Ab (there was nothing else and I needed this key).
As soon as I tried it I notice the tone was so much better than the LOs (I just finished a 2 hours practice run with LOs).
Anyway I had a thought for all you MB lovers out there and I knew deep inside me that you couldn't all be wrong..
10 minutes lates my mouth was hurtin real bad from the lower reed plate protruding. Then the 2 draw started making a weird noise and is practically unsable now.
I basically killed it in 45 minutes.
I know it's my fault and all but still, pretty fragile IMHO.
the tone though, I gotta get that tone back... Do the other MBs have the same tone (Deluxe, Xover)?
Are they really that fragile (I know it's me but I mean, I did worse on all my other harps Suzuki and LOs and never ruined one so fast.
This is life for you, the nice girlfriend leaves you quick, the grumpy wife stays around much longer...
oh well...
|
praefect
40 posts
Mar 24, 2010
4:04 PM
|
the weird noise on the 2 draw is some kind of kling! kling! and the actual note is there but barely audible...
Can I fix this?
thanks guys
|
Joe_L
114 posts
Mar 24, 2010
4:18 PM
|
Send it to Hohner.
|
HarpNinja
318 posts
Mar 24, 2010
5:09 PM
|
I would maybe contact Hohner. I am sure a harp tech could get is resolved quick, but unless you go through harps like mad, that isn't right.
The cover plates are weak too. You can pay for a similar product with the Deluxe or Crossover, or you can get them worked on. There are a few on the board who do that formally - includes making them more comfortable and making them play better.
----------
Mike Fugazzi
vocals/harmonica
MySpace
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Album Ordering
|
jonsparrow
2613 posts
Mar 24, 2010
5:29 PM
|
i only play marine bands an i NEVER broke a reed in the 15 months that iv been playing. well the 1st few months i played sp20 but you get the idea. there not fragile. an look at adam he plays hard on stock marine bands.
----------
|
praefect
41 posts
Mar 24, 2010
5:44 PM
|
jon, you play customs? (you rich mofo)
I'm poor AND unlucky, and i've got the blues...
I'm gonna open it up, nothing to lose a this point...
|
praefect
42 posts
Mar 24, 2010
5:58 PM
|
ok, you're gonna make fun of me but i think i've fixed it...
the reed wasn't perfectly aligned so it didn't plinked as well as the others... i've aligned it and it's good now...
anyway looks like there's a new customizer in town, sorry guys, i can't take orders, i'm currently overbooked...
just found a new hobby though
|
jonsparrow
2616 posts
Mar 24, 2010
7:01 PM
|
"anyway looks like there's a new customizer in town, sorry guys, i can't take orders, i'm currently overbooked..."
lmao nice.
an im not rich. i only have like 3 custom harps. i customize my own harps. its a pain but its cheaper.
----------
Last Edited by on Mar 24, 2010 7:31 PM
|
Kyzer Sosa
240 posts
Mar 24, 2010
9:27 PM
|
my 2 draw quit on my fav harp once during a jam session: kling kling.. kl........dead
I opened it up the next day and.... well... dammit I shouldnt have eaten those chips n dip between sets.
----------
Kyzer's Travels
|
