Seydel Concerto Steel Octave Harmonica 31401 includes Free USA Shipping
Our best Richter-tuned Octave Harmonica with 40 stainless steel reeds for folky music and melodies of any kind.
The CONCERTO STEEL is a high grade octave-tuned double-reed diatonic. The notes are aranged exactly like on a 10-hole diatonic (Richter tuning).
The compact design and the typical full sonoric octave sound makes the CONCERTO STEEL the ideal musical companion for events of all kinds - the ideal pocket orchestra for assertive melody and full chord playing.
The CONCERTO STEEL has a divided comb made of maintenance-free plastic and profits from the approved stainless steel reeds well known for durability and tuning stability.
Tuning stability is especially important for octave-tuned harmonicas where two reeds in one channel are either tuned exactly an octave apart. When drawing or blowing, the two reeds oscillate simultaneously, giving a full organ-like sound. Built-in windsavers (half-valving) minimize air loss, improve tone control and increase the overall volume while the playing pressure remains moderate.
- 2 x 10 discrete holes 40 stainless steel reeds, half-valved
- metallic green plastic double row comb (ABS) - 2 reeds (blow/draw) per hole
- stainless steel coverplates
- reed plates made of German Silver, 1mm
- weight: 96g (3.4 Oz)
- measures: 125 x 30 x 27mm (4.9, x 1.18 x 1.06 inches)
The CONCERTO STEEL comes in ten different keys and is the flagship from the SEYDEL STEEL OCTAVE series.
Tone table - CONCERTO STEEL
| blow | C4 | E4 | G4 | C5 | E5 | G5 | C6 | E6 | G6 | C7 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| draw | D4 | G4 | B4 | D5 | F5 | A5 | B5 | D6 | F6 | A6 |
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I bought two Concerto Steel harmonicas in C and D -- keys most common in Cajun and Zydeco music. I'll begin by saying that these harps have a wonderful tone. I really couldn't ask for more. The added lower octave note gives so much body to my solos. I'm amazed.
The harps are half valved and play very easily. They're quite responsive to nuances. I'm very pleased.
One surprise for me was discovering that the covers aren't completely recessed like Seydel's 10-hole harps. Due to the construction of the comb, the reed plates project ever so slightly. But it is smooth and stainless steel -- so you don't get that metallic taste that you often do with brass plates. It's not a bad thing, the reed plate hangover, it's just something I didn't notice prior to ordering.
One small thing that I think Seydel could have done better (and this is such a small thing): the front of the comb has a little join line in the plastic. The pencil tip in the photo is pointing to it. It surprised me that this hadn't been buffed smooth at the factory. I can, of course, do it myself. But I shouldn't have to.
So, I'll give these harps 4.99 out of 5 stars. I really love the new timbres that the Concerto Steel harmonicas add to my toolbox of sound.
The Seydel Concerto Steel is the best playing octave harmonica I have ever played. For an octave harp it is very air tight and takes less breath than other octave harps. I have been playing harmonica for 61 years and can confidently say that the Seydel Concerto Steel is the best octave harmonica on the market today.