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Suzuki Harmonicas in Europe

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Sat, 04/29/2023 - 03:33
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I'm going to be heading to Portugal for a while and I'm wanting to find out about buying Suzuki Manji harmonicas and reed plates there. I'm currently in Japan and I can get a Manji for about ¥4000 (about US$30 / €26) and a reed plate for about half that. I mostly buy from Amazon as the selection of diatonics in most music stores is limited or non-existent (more chromatic and tremelo harmonica playing here). What are the prices in Europe like and where are the best places to buy them? Maybe I should stock up on some reed plates before I go?

 

Thanks.

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Sat, 04/29/2023 - 03:51
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Try Thomann

Hi BigDude. I live in Spain and have been buying from Thomann.de for quite some time. They have a vast stock of harmonicas of all makes and models, ship quickly and are cheaper than I can buy locally. Over a certain amount they also ship free of charge. Here's a link to their Suzuki Manji M-20 A at €50.

https://www.thomann.de/es/suzuki_m_20_manji_a.htm

I bought that one a couple of months ago and it's a beauty. I live in the Canaries, so suffer from extended customs checks and delivery times, but to Portugal you should probably get a delivery in 2-3 days.

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Sat, 04/29/2023 - 16:14
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Reed Plates?

Thanks for pointing out Thomann. I looked through their Suzuki products and there were no reed plate sets just complete harmonicas. Is there any source for reed plate sets in Europe?

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Sun, 04/30/2023 - 00:32
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Can't help you on that one

Sorry BigDude - I'm a novice and haven't got to the stage where I've had to look for replacement parts yet. Sorry that Thomann didn't have what you needed. Hope you find somewhere that does, but those Japanese prices look hard to beat. Boa Sorte!

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Fri, 05/19/2023 - 06:22
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I got a response from Suzuki

I got a response from Suzuki Europe about a dealer in Portugal. After I've settled in there a bit I'll check them out, I'm still in Japan for the next two months so it will be a while until I do that. I have bought a stock of reed plates to take with me.

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