Seydel 1847 Classic - Will Wilde - Edition
The 1847 CLASSIC Will Wilde model series
*All variants have a delivery time of approx. 3 working days
Seydel 1847 harmonicas are in line with the basic Seydel brand, however this is the Will Wilde series. He is immensely popular on Youtube and an official Seydel endorser.
His videos are immensely popular, so popular that Seydel, in collaboration with him, has extended the ancient well-known 1847 Classic line with a tuning range made exactly to his taste!
Look up Will Wilde on YouTube to be inspired by his take on the 1847 classic!
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1847 CLASSIC: special tuning: Wilde Rock Tuning
Will Wilde Rock Harmonica Tuning
SEYDEL Endorser Will Wilde is the inventor of this Special Tuning which is very suitable for "harder" music styles like Hard Rock or Blues-Rock. Read here how this tuning was invented and why Will has been regularly using it in his shows for a few years now:
"I designed the Wilde tuning specifically for playing hard rock and blues-rock on the harmonica. As much as I love the standard Richter tuning, I've always found it frustrating when it comes to playing "rock guitar"-like licks, especially the Wilde tuning solves all the problems I had with Richter, while maintaining the bluesy feel of the classic second harmonica position that we all know and love.
While the Richter tuning was primarily designed for playing major chords and the major scale in the first position, the Wilde tuning is specifically designed for playing minor pentatonic and blues scales in the second position, in all three octaves.
I've always preferred the sound of draw bends and draw curves to blow bends, as you can get more expression and a better tone and vibrato out of them. So, in the Wilde tuning, ALL draw notes (from holes one to ten) bend and your root note lands on a draw in all three octaves.
I think the Wilde tuning is the configuration every aspiring rock harp player has been waiting for."
Details about the special Wilde Rock tuning: Holes one to five are exactly the same as the standard tuning. Holes six, seven and eight are the same as holes two, three and four (just an octave higher). Hole nine is the same as hole two (two octaves higher) and the reeds in hole ten are swapped (so the blow note is now a draw note). This makes fast minor pentatonic/blues scales much easier and means you no longer have to overblow/overdraw to get higher octaves, as they are now available as simple draw notes.
Will Wilde Minor Tuning
The special Wilde Minor tuning is directly derived from the Wilde Rock Tuning. Like the latter, the Wilde Minor Tuning allows for smooth playing of hard rock and blues rock licks, dedicated to less heavy musical pieces.
The 1847 CLASSIC in Wilde Minor Tuning is available in the most commonly used minor keys Cm, Dm, Em, Gm and Am (indicated in 2nd position).
The key on the sticker describes the root note of the minor key played in 2nd position
Features of the 1847 CLASSIC
• full and loud, overtone-rich sound and extremely fast tone response thanks to stainless steel reeds
• very long lifespan - even when played extremely powerfully; stainless steel reeds and stainless steel rivets
• less air leakage due to finely cut reed plates; optimized flatness and extremely small tolerances between reed and reed plate
• kind to beards and lips; cover plates with rounded edges, no indentations at the mouthpiece and ergonomically designed holes and rounded dividers
• the overtone-rich sound can spread undampened, covers made of extra strong stainless steel plate (0.4 mm), wide open at the back and crimped, providing good stability and rounded edges; special Will Wilde logo on the top cover plate
• moisture-resistant, swelling-free maple comb, sealed with multiple layers of food-safe finish
The 1847 is the result of more than 170 years of experience in manufacturing high-quality harmonicas. Also available in a set with keys if desired (please send an email)
