Ok, so I was able to get a Special 20 thanks to a lucky spin of a dollar at the casino (Stopped to get gas and could only fit $19 in, so I got a buck change, took it to the casino they have built into the convenience store, put it in a dollar machine and hit $150-Yay Me!) but now I'm scared to play it as I feel I'll overblow or something and screw up the reeds.

How hard do you have to blow to mess them up?

  You're welcome
Bluesman

I'm in West Tn. about 1hr west of Pickwick Dam. Maybe our paths will cross. I will be going to the Gussow/Shellist Harmonica Workshop on Beale St. in Memphis on June 22.

Thanks for the reply.

You are right, I needed and Db, and luckily I found one. Played the song live with the band the other weekend and it was killer.

I wish I understood theory more, but it will come in time.

Thanks again!
OutSpoken

He is definitely playing in Ab, but you are a little confused about Crossharp (which is something we all were when we started this Crossharp stuff)
You need a harp that will play in Ab when you use the second position (Crossharp) an Eb harp won't do the job as you already know, what you need is a Db Harp,
When you play Crossharp your key is a fifth away from the key of the harp, so your Eb harp plays in Bb 
a D harp plays a fifth away from D in the key of A
and a Db harp plays a fifth away in the key of Ab.
Hope this helps,
Regards
Bluesman 

thanks, for the help.  I have been practicing a bit and am starting to get a little better.  I found the tabs for Auld lang syne and have been working on it.  It has the both the 6 draw and blow.  When I really concentrate I can get it.  It seems like I am enlarging my mouth cavity to get the note.  Perhaps soft pallet too?  I still can't really control or even really know what my soft pallet is doing.  More practice!

I just took your advice and gapped the reed. It's not perfect but did make a big improvement. Thanks for the advice!

My guess would be to check the gap of the reed. Look at the other harps of the same key and compare the gap to the ones that work and make the Manji the same.

   Superpoppy hit the nail on the head! The higher notes reeds are shorter and it actually takes LESS air to get them to respond. Imagine a shutter on a window tapping as a breeze blows thru the window. Now increase that breeze to storm winds, the shutter pushes open and stays there.
   Shape of the mouth is correct too! For me it was making a larger mouth cavity. Imagine having a large bit of HOT potato in your mouth and you can't spit it out, or that feeling of your mouth expanding just before you yawn.

I have noticed that the old stock diatonic Meisterklasse are larger than the new Meisterklasse being sold today. They will not fit in a new box. Both are the MS series and both are in the key of C. Does anyone know why Hohner shortened up the harp? Would that make it play better?
Scotty