Urban Iron Bark is of the Eucalyptus Tree commonly found down under.

Seydel have the best cases! I love my 1847 classic powerbender… I was curious about the noble so I found your video. I want one. That key indicator is amazing

Tevredenheid kun je niet kopen maar te verreden zijn is anders 😊

Seydel is top wat jeer ook van vindt ,ik heb de Seydel 1847 LLF geluid is heerlijk gewoon oefenen meer niet begin als beginner en dan als professional maar blijf wel oefenen dat is met alles oefeningen baren kunst 😊

Would've liked to hear the entire range of notes and your thoughts.

Good info, but WAY TOO LONG. I'd never buy the original MB with nails. Rough edges can be smoothed.

Which one is better to play Beatles songs on? Like love me do etc

Ralph it is nice to see you, we miss ya.

Such a beautiful guitar! And very pretty playing!❤

The recording is cool. With my headphones it goes from one ear to the other one!

Hi, I have all three of these, agree with you on most of your points and this little point may or may not be relevant. But when you say the reed plates are the same between the Marine Band original and deluxe I’m of the opinion that’s not true, from my understanding the Marine band deluxe shares the same reedplates as the Hohner Marine band crossover, another great harp and certainly more different between the marine band standard and the crossover than just the bamboo comb. Anyway another useless piece of information for us. 😂

Is it possible to put screws on the 1896 classic ?

Of all the brands i always go back to my Marine band1846 it has rough edges but file them down sounds amazing there’s so many numbers of the marine band is there any difference I’ve no idea 😮

Seydel's are expensive, but they LAST. Older Marine Bands do swell though I have noticed less of that over the past 15 or so years. I've not yet tried a Deluxe. I'm still 95-99% 1896s. I like Golden Melody's for some things & I only have 2 1847 Seydel Classics. Love 'em. Overblow outta the box. No swell at all & good tone plus no nails. Hohners are still my heart. HATE their Blues Harp & I HAVE had some bad luck with some 1896 out of the box being flat sticky etc. Supposedly the Deluxe fixes that AND the screw vs nail thing, but you probably ALREADY got a little file anyway so that's no biggie & by the time you pull the nails out 4-5 times it's spent anyway. That's why Seydel worth the $...Last I saw Deluxe was cheaper than 1847 with many similar features. $'s been funny for about 3 years. That's NO coincidence. Hoping to buy a few after November. I'd really like to go lower maintenance whether that turns out to be 1847 OR Deluxe remains to be seen.

I’ve never tried a low key harp yet but I’m getting the itch to try one. Is low C the one to go with? Or maybe low F or D maybe? I’m thinking about getting a cheap one like an Easttop or Amazing 20 just to have one.

Hi Ralph! I just ordered a Manji in the key of A. I need an A for some songs I’m trying to learn. Do you have others beside the low C? I thought about it hard for a while and decided on the Manji. Was just curious of your overall opinion on them. Hope you’re doing good bud!

Same reedplates and reeds. Identical. Setup might be a tad better out of the box on the Noble. Aluminium comb and cover plates are what makes it sound different.

Where can you get 1896 marine band comb to replace?

😘 Promo_SM

If anyone is struggling with bending try starting with the H harp

Thanks. I've been playing for about ten months and working on bends for like 8 of them. I got the hole one bend on my first try, meanwhile the hole 4 bend has been taking me like 7 months lol and I still struggle a lot with it. You're right that certain harps definitely are easier, although I find it best not to bounce around too much from harps while learning bending because, as you mentioned, every harp is slightly different, so if you keep bouncing between various harps, you end up having to alter your tongue position/embouchure slightly and the task becomes like hitting a moving target, where as sticking with one harp is like trying to hit a stable target. So I think mastering it on one harp is best first. What's helped me with bending: make sure you are relaxed. Have a steady breathe of air from the diaphragm and stay relaxed. you don't need to increase the volume -- just need to change the mouth and tongue shape while controlling the air with the diaphragm.

Enjoy your channel, love the harmonica playing and reviews. Cheers from Australia

I like the raw improv! :)

Thanks for sharing Brother and for your attitude of humility. Your D41 is a beauty.

Thank you very much! It provides inspiration, motivation, and direction for our low key harps! ❤😊

Great video 👍👍👍

guitar sounds great

Yeah I have an A Rocket but several C’s too. I generally practice bending on a C. I have a C Special 20 too. Video is very helpful. I’m not quite there yet but getting close. I can do hole 4 and 1. Thanks again. This was helpful. I’m sure I’ll get there soon!

Thanks Ralph! I really appreciate ya!

Good bending! Interesting to hear the difference between those 2 harmonicas.

Super relaxing and soulful. Post more improvs!

Awesome blues improvisation.... Love the sound of an harmonica :) Bert

Man that’s beautiful. You’ve had a natural ability with this instrument from the get go it seems. I know much practice is involved too! But just awesome! I just hit the 6 month mark. Trying to get bending down tongue blocking. Errrrg! Hole 3 is a bear. I want to pull my hair out in frustration but I’ve lost it all! 😂

Good improv, looking forward to more!

Great reviews Mr. Ralph! I love your channel! I’m fairly new to the game and don’t personally know anyone else into the harmonica so I’m thankful for KZbin and channels like yours. Appreciate ya bud! All I have so far is a Special 20, Rocket in A and a few C harps. An Easttop and a Suzuki Promaster I just bought. I’m slowly getting a few in my inventory. Bending is my cross to bear at the moment. Tongue blocking too! Ugggh! Can’t give up right? Lol

So crispy!!

New strings sound more vibrant!

🎉What made you return the original d41?

I’m about 85% sure a tonrite is a repackaged aquarium air pump. The on and off switch is the same, the hum is unmistakable if you own a small aquarium. I think he repackaged aquarium air pumps/ created a housing/ added either rubber or something soft underneath and also to hold into place on strings. I’d make a $500 I’m close to accurate

Yeah this was great. This video is 7 years old so if you were playing that well after just a few months and still playing now you must be phenomenal! Thanks for the video. I’m debating buying a noble so found you review. But now I’m seeing posts about toxicity of aluminum so I’m confused now. Ironically I ordered a Suzuki pro harp. It has an aluminum comb too. Haven’t received it yet tho. Oh well! If an aluminum harp comb kills me I guess it’ll be my time. lol! Death by aluminum harp comb! Haha!

The Beatles signature is made with exposed reed Pilates, Sandwich style, and the Special 20 has it is body inserted, I think we can resume this Beatles signature like a Big River harmónica with the Beatles silhouete in cover.

How has that D41 opened up? I noticed that stiffness in my D41 as well, had it for 2 weeks now. Sounds great!!!!

The only downside of the MB 1896 is it has nails. MB crossovers are in the price range of Seydal 1847. The crossover has a bamboo comb.

I have a 40 year old Special 20. I look back and wish I gave it those 40 years of attention 😊 Well want to get little more into playing. Great video .😊

I love puppies😂👍🏻

Play us a lil something

Good commentary, Ralph. I own a set of Marine band 1896, but find I can’t play them for very long because the exposed reed plates rip up my lips. I also own a Seydel 1847 silver and find that it is a little harder to play Than the Marine band, it tends to take a little more air pressure. I mostly play the Honer Honer rocket amp and regular rocket.

The big question, does it works?