1847 Classic Richter Harmonica (Stainless Steel Reeds)

The first serial-produced Richter-diatonic harmonica with stainless steel reeds.

Audio Performance

• Produces a full and loud, overtone-rich sound.
• Offers extremely fast tone-response due to stainless steel reeds.
• Allows overtone-rich sound to spread out undampened through covers opened wide at the back.
• A master's instrument for maximum ambitions that fits all traditional demands.

Durability & Construction

• Features very long durability even with heavy-duty playing.
• Constructed with stainless steel reeds, stainless steel rivets, and extra strong stainless steel sheet covers (0.4mm).
• Combines innovation with Seydel's 160 years of experience in manufacturing high-quality harmonicas.
• Includes fine-cut reed plates for optimized flatness and extremely small tolerances between reed and reed plate, resulting in less air-loss.

Design & Ergonomics

• Beard- and lip-friendly coverplates feature rounded edges without cuts at the mouthpiece.
• Built with ergonomic hole-openings and rounded dividers.
• Includes a moisture-proof, swelling-free maple-comb sealed with multiple layers of food-safe finish.
• Coverplates are crimped for good stability.

Key Availability

This model spans a wide range of tonal registers:

• Standard Keys: Includes A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G, and various semitones.
• High Keys (H): Available in higher registers (e.g., HA, HG).
• Low Keys (L): Available in low octaves (e.g., LA, LC, LF).
• Extra Low Keys (LL): 1847 CLASSIC Low available in extra low keys (e.g., LLE, LLF).

Most players add:

Replacement Reedplates (1847, Favorite & Solist Pro)

Seydel

$70.99

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