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From: Didi Neumann <101731.21~ompuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 07:41:00 -0400
Subject: Meisterklasse (Was Re: still worried about cuts in ZA5)

Thu, 29 Aug 1996 11:47:32 -0700 Michael Will wrote


When I got my first Meisterklasse MS, I was rather disappointed. I liked
verry much the older non-MS ones, and the new MS Meisterklasse turned out
to be rather leaky.
I talkedto some specialists, Hohner included, and found out that there were
not enough screws in them. Just five altogether, including the cover
screws.
So I took my little thrill and added two screws on the back-side. The harps
really got better. less leaky, but not as good as the old ones which had 9
screws plus two cover screws.
I like the size of the MS-models, because the old Meisterklasse must have
been designed by some dwarf, they are to small, especially for
tongue-blocking.
Years later when Hohner, as a result of the players reaction turned back to
their old alloy ZA5, they added two screw in the Meisterklasse models with
made them better now. I have some in use, but I still prefer my Marine
Bands MS.
All the ZA5 reed plates have these two holes more now, but only the
Meisterklasse has screws in it. I tried to add two screws to my Marine
Bands, but they got worse instead of better. Anybody out there tried this
as well?
These are my 13 Pfennigs of experiences.
Ciao
didi