Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

Does the Kongsheng have the zig-zag layout like the Hohner CX-12, or does it have a straight layout like Hohner 270 or Seydel Deluxe and Saxony?


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triona

Thanks. Looks interesting. I must research, if Hohner 270 parts could do this as well. Because the problem is, that Hering harmonicas are very difficult to get since Hering ceased to exist some years ago. And spare parts for Hering even are nearly unavailable any more. And above and beyond this: The...

Thank you. Take your time. At the moment I try to recover from months of hard work under bad health conditions. I rather can sit in front of the screen and write posts than do any sophisticated work, not to talk about hard work.


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triona

The CX12 housing can be converted to straight-tuning (as used in Hohner 270, Seydel Sampler etc) with a bit of work. I've got a couple of such CX12 converted housings which you can drop a Hering or 270 comb/reedplate unit into and play This is a thing that I am interested in very much! What kind of...

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triona

This seems to me quite more stable in construction and more safe and effective in use than the first version with the plastic parts for sealing and the lever to push. It seems to me to be a very fine and sophistic mechanical work that self-evidently has its price. :idea: It is just that I have disco...

Posted oct 2020.
Seems to be a dead link.
No answer on request jan 2021 either.

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triona

Hi Brendan, thanks for the info. ... I used Paddy-Extended ... Paddy-Extended is CD-EG-AB-CD etc, What do you mean with "extended"? That seems to me like a standard Paddy as usually? After all, it seems to me, that a standard XB-40 retuned seems sufficient, as far as there is no slider? The problem ...

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triona