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Hohner Harmonicas 580DF Meisterklasse Harmonica, Chrome

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It is a really beautiful instrument. The aluminum comb, silver plated cover plate sound is very bright. I love it for graceful melody playing. Here is the problem I encountered - on most holes, the blow bends and draw bends give that ringing "dog-whistle" noise. I fixed the problem by taking off the cover plates and applying little squares/rectangles of vinyl tape to the reeds as needed. Search the web for the basics of this fix. Search under turbotape although you can use a number of other common adhesive tapes. You don't need turbotape. I also gapped the reeds. I am certainly no expert, but I have ruined a couple of harmonicas learning how to gap the reeds to my satisfaction. If you just play the harmonica without stressing the reeds, this model will not require adjustment. If you blow bend and draw bend don't experiment on a fifty dollar harmonica to learn taping and gapping the reeds. If you don't like working with your hands in delicate areas or you are impatient, don't try these adjustments.