[Harp-L] Crossover's not Over

[Steve Baker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mad Dog wrote:

My order for 2 Marine Band Crossovers through Musicians Friend was only
partially filled.  I go a C delivered a couple weeks ago and can see  
what
all the talk is about.  I love it!  For the A I ordered, I  just got a
canceled noticed.  I called MF and they said the Crossovers have been
discontinued.  The only place I can find on the internet that has  
some in
stock are "used" at E-Bay.  Is Hohner going to make these beauties  
again.
Why did they stop?

They didn't. Musicians Friend is mistaken, Hohner has definitely not  
discontinued the Crossover. As the latest addition to the Marine Band  
range, it was only introduced in August 2009  -  the instruments  
available at SPAH were the very first to come off the production line  
and the high level of demand has led to this 0 series being sold out  
very fast.

However, there is another reason for the current non-availability of  
some keys: we've been making improvements to the covers in order to  
eliminate reed rattle. This mainly concerns keys from Bb downwards,  
hence the delay in filling Mad Dog's order. The new tool takes some  
time to set up exactly right and we have been testing carefully every  
step of the way. The factory expects to have it running by the end of  
the month. Sorry for the delay, they'll be worth the wait,

Steve Baker
www.stevebaker.de
www.bluesculture.com