Dabell Contender Diatonic Harmonica Unboxing

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[@michaelcarlisle5403]

Dr.P.... as always a excellent review.

[@harmonicamastery]

Thank you sir!

[@michaelcarlisle5403]

Hey Dr. P (as I think of Brenden is the DOCTOR of harmonica) I got a bflat nm. DaBell Contender. It is a very nice harp. Out of the box is Airtight and responsive. Tested with two different tuners and out of the 40; 34 were dead on - and 3 were a bit # and the others flat. Those were a easy fix. One weird thing was a piece of plastic stuck to draw plate so holes 3&4 wouldn’t play. I prefer this shape of covers, I wonder if that tiny bit of extra space expands the tone. Nice box and a extra large wiper cloth.🙂 Will probably buy another minor key.

[@harmonicamastery]

@@michaelcarlisle5403 Good news - apart from the piece of weird plastic.

[@arlaabrell8658]

I have one arriving today in Bb, first Dabell I've tried.

[@harmonicamastery]

Let me know what you think please.

[@arlaabrell8658]

@@harmonicamastery ok I will

[@arlaabrell8658]

@@harmonicamastery It's very comfortable, mouthpiece similar to Kongsheng Bluebird (as I'm sure you know) all holes responsive, 10 hole was a little stiff at first blow and draw but it came around pretty quick (not that I use it much but it should be there and now it is) Very comfortable in the hand for me anyway, no sharp corners etc, not shrill or "reedy" to my ears. All the bends were there I'm not that good at over-blows but my guess is they are "there" for the finding considering the responsiveness of this harp. I'm pretty easy to please to be honest but I don't think anyone would not like this harp unless they were extremely persnickety about everything. I tend to adapt myself to the instrument instead of doing all sorts of modifications to the instrument though, so there is that to consider. In short, I like it and would recommend it to anyone, it's a quality harmonica at a decent price.

[@harmonicamastery]

@@arlaabrell8658 Thanks Arla - great to hear your experience was pretty similar to mine.

[@mineralaccess7070]

Thank you +++

[@harmonicamastery]

Thank you too!

[@Voltanaut]

Hey Ben, would you consider buying some of DaBell's natural minor harps. I love them. I need a G and a C in nm.

[@harmonicamastery]

We can order them for you - please email [e-mail]

[@saucissonfurtif]

Hi, nice vid ! Where can i buy this harmonica in key of Low F or Low D plz?

[@harmonicamastery]

WE can order one for you or you might find them on Amazon

[@paragkudlikar651]

Is it solo tunned harmonica?

[@harmonicamastery]

No it's standard Richter with compromise tuning