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Reddit mentions of SEYDEL Blues Session Steel Key of C Harmonica C
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 4
We found 4 Reddit mentions of SEYDEL Blues Session Steel Key of C Harmonica C. Here are the top ones.
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- Ergonomic stainless steel coverplates rounded at the mouthpiece
- ABS comb with recessed German Silver reedplates
- Stainless steel rivets and screws
- Lip and beard-friendly design
- Minimal air consumption achieved by fine-cut reedplates, optimized flatness and extremely small tolerances between reed and reedplate
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 1.25 Inches |
| Length | 4.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | January 2021 |
| Width | 1.75 Inches |
> Seydel Blues Favorite
would this be one??
http://www.amazon.in/SEYDEL-Blues-Session-Steel-Harmonica/dp/B0057IVGVM
I'm not as sensitive to price as I am getting a quality harp this time. So anything up to $100 is acceptable.
Is this the Seydal you're referring to: Seydel Blues Session Steel? What's with the orange comb? Looks kinda funky.
On Amazon, I see "Blues Session Steel" and "Blues Session Standard". The "Standard" ones are a bit cheaper.
EDIT: fixed links
As /u/Smufflegump has noted, Hohner, Seydel, and Suzuki all make high quality harps. But its more important to note their specific high-quality harmonica. Hohner does makes $5 pieces of crap, so don't just buy based on the company name.
Hohner Special 20 a great starter harp, but it isn't as high quality as the Hohner Crossover. The Seydel Session Steel is the high-quality harp from Seydel.
I dunno Suzuki, although I hear they make good Harps as well.
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I personally only have a Hohner 1896 Marine Band. Its not bad, but the nails make it difficult to service. The harder, sharper wood is also abrasive while playing. If I were to redo things, I'd get a screw-based Harmonica (Lee Oskar or The Hohner Special 20).
One day I'll buy the top tier Harmonicas and try them out (like the Session Steel or Crossover). But I definitely can say that the ~$40 tier is perfectly acceptable for a beginner. I did have to adjust the reed distances to perform overblows however (it was literally impossible to do a 4th hole overblow until I took the harmonica apart and pushed the reeds around), which is why I'd suggest something that can be easily taken apart (ie: Special 20 or Lee Oskar). Lee Oskar gets bonus points for selling the individual reed plates to their harmonicas. If you bust your Lee Oskar due for any reason, buy a reed plate for half-off and you can fix it.
A diatonic Harmonica can be played chromatically if you learn to control the squeaky overblows, and master bending to the correct pitch. But more often, musicians seem to just buy another Harmonica in a different key, or buy a chromatic harmonica.
In any case, the "bluesy" notes come from the 2nd hole and 3rd hole draw bends. All harmonica players need to master these. The overblow technique is very advanced and doesn't seem to be used very often... but needs to be mastered if you want to play something crazy like Wammer Jammer.