Re: Re: Suzuki Humming in twelve keys

Eagle are a really good, reliable source of harmonicas and their postage 
costs are pretty reasonable too.  Could prove a rather expensive source for 
overseas buyers however (especially in the US with the pound so strong 
against the dollar at the moment).  My main instruments are not tremolos but 
I do play them.  I prefer the double-sided Echos in the keys I need for my 
Irish tunes and I get them in D/G and D/A.  I can flip them over to get the 
key-change in medleys, or even in just a single tune.  I haven't been 
tempted by the Celeste because I've found out, generally speaking, that you 
pretty much get what you pay for with tremolos, and the Celeste is very much 
a budget model.   The tuning of the Echos at the low end is perfectly 
ridiculous, as I know Jonathan will agree, but I can fix that myself to suit 
Irish music given my toolkit, an hour to spare and a good dose of patience!  
  A chap in Ireland, Noel Battle, who's won the All-Ireland ten times, 
swears by the Tombo Band Deluxe harps.

Steve

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/trad_irish_harmonica
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>Clyde
>
>I have both and the Celeste and Humming Tremolo (albeit not a Deluxe - 
>whatever that means) and the Humming is way better than the Celeste, which 
>I find to be very poor.
>
>Dave

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