Re: [Harp-L] Harp Tech Gurus

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Mike Easton, Steve Malerbi. 
Better leave me off both lists, LOL. 

Gary

On Jun 2, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hi Eric,
> 
> Great idea to publish the who's who of harp repair and customizing.
> 
> It would be very interesting and potentially valuable to Harp-L citizens to evaluate various customizers and repair persons, both domestic and abroad. There are several outstanding service providers on our great Harp-L list and this would be a great opportunity to honor those who deserve our recognition and appreciation publicly.  
> 
> Of course there are a few that it may be prudent to avoid entrusting a favorite or expensive harmonica with, and it would be great to know who these are. Who doesn't recall the many victims of Harrison a few years ago?
> 
> I would suggest evaluations based on the following criteria: Feel free to add to /delete from this list.
>   A) Satisfaction with completed harmonica based on requested services.
>   B) Changes you would consider on your next order.
>   C) Quality of communication. 
>   D) Speed of completed harmonica.
>   E) Probability of using and recommending the same person again.  
> 
> The primary purpose of this exercise is to pay recognition and recommend our favorite specialists.  Off list communication may be appropriate in some cases. 
> 
> Lockjaw Larry
> Wondering who are the best, daily
> 
> --- On Sun, 6/2/13, Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> From: Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Harp-L] Harp Tech Gurus
>> To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11:43 AM
>> I've only been playing harp since
>> Nov, so I don't have the benefit of years
>> of networking and knowledge that many players do.
>> 
>> I was wondering, who would you include in the list of "harp
>> customizing masters", such as Richard Sleigh, Joe Filisko, Joe Spiers,
>> etc.
>> To be clear, I'm not looking for a list of good harp
>> customizers, I know there are many, and I've employed the services of one or two myself in my short time of playing.  What I'm looking for is the
>> relatively short list of customizers who are widely regarded as "masters" by the harp community at large.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> -ETM
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