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New B flat harp

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Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:37
sparkyburp
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Hi all,

 

I want to by a new B flat harp and have previously gone exclusively for Hohner, mostly the Crossover. I fancy trying another brand and wonder if anyone can recommend a different brand/model?

 

Thanks,

 

Mark.

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Sun, 01/19/2025 - 21:03
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UkuleleRob65
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Yes, there are harp makers other than Hohner

Mark:

While the majority of my harps are Hohners (a collection of Rockets, Rocket Amps and Marine Band Deluxes), I love trying other makes. I have an abbreviated seven-harp set of Lee Oskars with various colors of combs from Blue Moon, but also have two Suzukis I wanted to try, a G Manji and an A Promaster. They're both really nice harps. I also have a few keys of Tony Eyers' "Major Cross" Seydels, that I use from time to time for church music and for pop tunes with our cabaret troupe.

You wouldn't go wrong with a Rocket or Rocket Amp for a different Bb, but if you're looking to try different brands, models that Suzuki and Seydel make that are similar in price to the Crossover (or that Lee Oskar makes for a price comparable to the Hohner Blues Harp - one nice thing about Lee Oskar is that there's really only one model, and it's all the same price, regardless of tuning) could be a fun adventure.

Let us all know what you pick up, and how you like it.

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