Seydel 1847 Classic Harmonica

The Seydel 1847 classic harmonica was the first mass-produced Richter diatonic harmonica with stainless steel reeds. The 1847 classic is the result of Seydel's 160-year of experience in manufacturing high-quality harmonicas. This Seydel blues harp fits all the traditional demands as well as being impressively innovative.

This model is the Standard Richter tuning, however if you wish to get the Paddy Richter tuning, then please contact us

• Full and loud, overtone-rich sound and extremely fast tone-response due to stainless steel reeds
• Extremely durable and even with heavy duty playing - stainless steel reeds and stainless steel rivets
• Less air-loss due to fine-cut reed plates - optimised flatness and extremely small tolerances between reed and reed plate
•  Beard and lip friendly - cover plates with rounded edges without any cuts at the mouthpiece and ergonomic built hole openings and rounded dividers
• The overtone-rich sound can spread out undampened - covers made of extra strong stainless steel sheet (0.4mm), opened wide at the back and crimped and therefore a good stability and rounded edges
• moisture proof, swelling free maple comb, sealed with multiple layers of food safe finish
• Tuning: Standard Richter - other tunings available on request, including Paddy Richter, Wilde Rock and EDharmonica.
• Keys: G to F# plus low tunings
• Please note that the low tunings come in Bold Body format as standard. To get the desired sound out of the low-tuned models the notes need more space. The resonance chamber, increased by the 20% thicker comb (sealed walnut) and the higher cover plates of the new 1847 Low models, help to produce a fatter and louder sound. Special valves ensure very good airtightness even in the extremely low range.

Seydel is the world's oldest extant harmonica manufacturer and has been producing harmonicas in Saxony, Germany, since the middle of the 19th century. Its speciality is stainless steel reeds, which offer exceptional durability and clarity of tone. Seydel still manufactures all of its harmonicas in Germany and its products span the whole range of harmonica types, from octave and tremolo harps, through to 10 hole diatonics and larger chromatics.