Re: [Harp-L] Wood Covers for Diatonics?

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My understanding is that M&M Harmonicas morphed into Hardwood Harps, 
before going belly up.  JRRoss, I believe, knows something about the 
old M&M harps.  If you look around on the web you can still find 
some information about them (for instance, the HIP site and the SPAH 
Industry Resource pages still have information about them), but I 
don't know if it's current.  I'm guessing there's still someone out 
there with at least a closet full of unsold inventory...

-tim

Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/


--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Don Whitener <whitener@xxxx> 
wrote:
Thank you Tim... That sounds like who I was thinking of.  Also, 
since 
posting earlier, I recall something like "M&M Harmonicas", but they 
too no 
longer appear to be around.

Yes, a very tough sell indeed.

CDon

At 05:09 PM 11/7/2004, Tim wrote:

>That was Hardwood Harps, which was at www.hardwoodharps.com. I
>believe they are now defunct.  The website is no longer available,
>at least.  I think they were a little ambitious in their approach.
>They offered two different comb styles (square hole and "turbo"
>round hole) for two different plate styles (Hohner MS and Lee Oskar)
>and three different woods, and in available keys.  They delivered
>product in bubble packs, which indicated they were expecting to do
>shelf stocking in stores, but with that many product combinations
>and their retail price close to $90, they couldn't generate
>sufficient demand.  Still, it was a nice product (I have one), and
>their customer service was very good.  When I made an online comment
>about air leakage with the comb (not directly to them) they sent me
>a set of die-cut neoprene gaskets with a personal letter about
>them.  I still think they sound very nice, but even for me were a
>tough sell at $90.
>
>-tim
>
>Tim Moyer
>Working Man's Harps
>http://www.workingmansharps.com/
>
>--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Don Whitener <whitener@xxxx>
>wrote:
>Once upon a time, long, long ago, someone made custom hardwood
>covers for
>diatonics... Please, who was that, and are they still around?
>
>CDon


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