......the big brown truck arrived a little while ago and brought the Big River "B" harp, guitar and fiddle strings and the peg drops I ordered on the 29th from MF.
Just wanted to say "thanks" for tipping me off to how good the Big River harps really are. I'm lovin' this one. I compared the tone and volume to my Special 20s and if there's a difference, my ears don't hear any.
As for the exposed brass reed plate, my lips can tell it's there, but I don't think it's gonna bother me at all. Very smooth and hardly noticeable. Hohner does a nice job on these.
I can assure you of this......any of mine that have to be replaced in the future will be replaced with Big Rivers. Actually, the main reason I bought the Special 20s to begin with was due to the nice travel case they came in and the fact that they were also on sale at a deep discount at the time I got 'em.........Thanks again.