| Harmonica | Reeds | Comb | Weight | Cases | Rating | Keys | Recommend harp for beginners? |
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Seydel |
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| Soloist Pro 12 | B | W | 82 | L | ***** | LA | Y |
| Blues Session | B | P | 66/64 | L | ***** |
LLF, LD, C, Dorian G & A, Aug. A, circular G |
Y/T |
| 1847 | SS | A | - | - | - | W | - |
| Favourite | B? | A | - | - | - | W | - |
| Big Six (blues) | SS | W | 53 | (can) | *** | C | N |
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Suzuki |
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| Promaster | PB | A | 93 | G | ***** | G, A | Y |
| Promaster valved | PB | A | 93 | G | **** | A | M |
| Bluesmaster | PB? | P | 68 | G | ***** | G, A, Bb, F | Y/T |
| Folkmaster | B? | - | - | - | W | - | |
| Overdrive | ? | P | 82 | G | ***½ | A | N |
| Firebreath | ? | RW | 71 | G | **** | LF | Y |
| Pipe Humming | ? | P | 170 | S | *** | C | M |
| Hammond | ? | ? | - | - | - | W | - |
| Pure | ? | RW | - | - | - | W | - |
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Bushman |
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| Delta Frost | PB | P | 65/64 | G | **** ½ | LF, Bb, D | Y/T |
| Soul's Voice | B | P | 64 | N | *** ½ | Dm | Y |
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Lee Oskar |
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| Diatonic | B | P | 65 | G | **** | A, F | Y |
| Natural minor | B | P | 65 | G | **** | Am | Y |
| Harmonic minor | B | P | 65 | G | **** ½ | Gm | Y |
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Hohner |
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| Marine Band | B | W | 60 | G | *** | C | Y |
| Special 20 | B | P | 63 | G | ** ½ | D | N |
| Blues Harp | B | W | 55 | C | ** | G | N |
| Golden Melody | B | P | 64 | F | *** ½ | G | Y |
| Piedmont Blues | B | P | - | ?padded case? | - | - | N |
| Big River | B | P | 73 | F | *** | G | Y |
| XB-40 | B | P | 106 | F | ** ½ | A | N |
| Steve Baker Special | B | W | - | - | - | W | - |
| Puck | B | P | 31 | N | ** | C | N |
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Harmonix |
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| Harmonix Modular System | B | P | 94 | G | ** | C | N |
| Harmonix Reed Cartridges | B | P | 54 | N | ** | G, Bbm | N |
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TurboHarp |
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| Turbo BX | B | P | - | P | ****½ | LEb | Y/T |
| Turbo 20 | B | P | 68 | N | *** | G | Y |
| AX-S20 | B? | - | - | - | - | W | - |
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Hering |
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| Vintage 1923 | B | W | 84 | F | **½ | E, B | N |
| 6020 Black Blues | B? | - | - | - | - | W | - |
| 9020 Master Blues | B? | - | - | - | - | W | - |
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Huang |
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| Silvertone | B | P | 62 | C | ** | G | N |
| Star Performer | B | P | 74 | C | **½ | A | M |
| Bac Pac | B | P | 62 | C | ** | A | N |
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Johnson |
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| Blues | B | P | 56 |
padded case |
** | all | N |
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Merano |
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| Blues | B | P | 57 | C | * | A, Eb, Bb | N |
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| Notes | |||||||
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B = brass
PB = Phosphor bronze
SS = Stainless steel
? = unsure |
W = Wood
RW = Rosewood
P = Plastic/
A =
Aluminum |
Weights in grams,
low keys are the higher weights where two are shown |
G=Good plastic
F=Fair plastic C=Cheap plastic L=Leather pouch S=Suede pouch P=Felt/cloth pouch N=None |
Rated * to *****
Low to high. |
Currently owned keys noted.
W = Wish list
O = on order
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Y=Yes N=No M=Maybe (with reservations or caveats) - = unknown or untried T= top pics |
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Updated Dec. 19, 2007 |
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