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From: Michael Will
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 15:47:41 -0700
Subject: Re: Filisko

Barry B. Bean wrote:
>
> On Tue, 10 Sep 1996 11:19:36 -0700, Michael Will wrote:
>
> >I'm curious (since I'm considering buying Filisko'ized MBs) as to what
> >you hated--the sound or the playability. I'm assuming sound since brass
> >was better. So the Filisko didn't sound like a MB? or you prefer metal
> >sound anyway?

Thanks for the great review. Much appreciated.

> The Brass combed harp feels like a million bucks (which is
> surprisingly close to its price tag)

Har!

> In summary: I rate both harps in the same league with the
> Meisterklasse and the Suzuki Promaster, and well ahead of any of the
> plastic combed harps I've tried. Neither quite measures up to a
> really good classic MB, but how many of those do you run across these
> days?

A couple of months ago Rick Epping of Hohner posted a message that
Hohner had been evaluating tolerances of the MB over the past 100 years,
and had noticed much closer tolerances in the "old days". They made
some changes to the machinery and assembly process and the new MBs were
going to be better, though more improvements were will to come.

Has anyone bought new MBs lately and noticed a difference? I'm too new
to this game to have gotten any classic wonderful MBs...the ones I've
tried have not been acceptable to me from a playability standpoint. But
I do like that classic sound. I'd like to give them another chance if
they've gotten better. But I don't like throwing money away any more
than the next guy...

Mic'l