From: David Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 09:03:55 GMT Subject: Lee Oskar & Hohner & sore lips
- --Sorry to bring this argument up again. I've not long started playing harp I started with a Marine Band but my lips got very tender if I played for too long, the reed plates stand quite proud of the comb!.Some time later I was in a music shop looking at harps and saw a Hohner ProHarp the reed plates were set into the plastic comb, no sharp edges, so I bought one and I've not stopped playing it since. Last week I decided it was time for me to get another harp in a different key so I went back to the same shop and asked for a ProHarp only to find the design had been changed and yes the reed plates were standing proud of the comb. Then I noticed some Lee Oskars and bought one and I'm overjoyed with it. Nice clear bright tone, gentle on the old lips. Is it better than a Hohner? As far as I'm concerned yes. My lips are prone to cracking but with no sharp edge it's easier on them, and to my ear a better tone[ My family tell me I'm tone deaf ] ??? The only down side is the price. Equivelent to 30 dollars U.S. but Hohners are only $1.50 cheaper. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | David EMail dav~aillew.demon.co.uk | Mail sent via Demon Internet - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
