Todd Parrott - The Suzuki Hammond Mouth Organ & Others

A discussion/demonstration of the Suzuki Hammond Mouth Organ Harmonica, as well as other Suzuki models.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blues
• Harmonica
• Hammond
• Suzuki
• Mouth
• Organ
• Promaster
• Bluesmaster

[DonnaRosas]

Maybe this was all true at 2008 ? By now regarding to suzuki itself the promaster, the promaster v and the hammond share the same reeds and combs. Could it depend on some variation in the production that you have suggested the hammond to be different?

You mentioned the meisterkasse. How would you rate the seydel favorite compared to the other "full metall jackets" ? I'm intending to buy one of those and start working on overblows.

[AceOfHarps]

@DonnaRosas - You are correct that the reeds and reed plates are the same in the Hammond as in the Promaster. I think the differences, according to findings reported from customizers, is that the Hammond combs seemed to be machned better and are thus flatter than the Promaster combs.

As for the Seydel favorite... though I have played them at SPAH, I've never owned one. I wasn't impressed enough with it to purchase one, but in general, I don't care much for Seydel harps.

[FrithmeisterMusic]

Re Hohner i bought a couple of the Specials and within a few days the reeds broke on the bottom notes, never bought Hohner since i buy Suzuki or Seydel.

[doveign]

i have a lee oskar harp it's a piece of CRAP ,, so i bought the bluesmaster hopefully it's a decent harp in that same price range

[journeyquest1]

@AceOfHarps He did a private little concert for us at our family reunion. So i was front and center filming. He played "Monkey On My Back" and some others. I will look for it. No one has seen this yet. Will let you know.

[AceOfHarps]

@journeyquest1 Norton was an amazing player, way ahead of his time even in the 70's. I think he played the harmonica for the movie, "Race For Your Life Charlie Brown" and did an incredible job. Let me know if you post the video you mentioned.

[AceOfHarps]

@journeyquest1 The GM is tuned to equal temperament, which makes for rougher chords, but nice in-tune notes for single note melodies. The chords sound a little rougher, but not awful as some claim. I've used them for over 20 years. Nope, nothing about the GM cover plate gets in the way.

[journeyquest1]

My cousin was married to Norton Buffalo. I filmed him playing before he died. One of these days i will have to find the 8mm tape and convert it so i can load it on here. He was an awesome player. Im very much a beginner.

[journeyquest1]

@AceOfHarps I just ordered my first harp. A Special 20 in the key of C. I heard the GM is not as good for playing chords? I do like the shape though. Was wondering if the cover lip that curves over the comb gets in the way on the GM? Thanks.

[AceOfHarps]

@journeyquest1 Yes, though I am a Hohner player - Golden Melodies mainly, which use brass reeds. Most of the tone of a harp comes from the shape of the covers vs. the reeds.