Re: [Harp-L] Cheap harps

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I LOVE this guy

On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Gary Lehmann wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Timothy Kane <hawkeyekane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> But the fact is that in a lot of harp players' cases, it's not so much a
>> matter of acting out of a frugal nature. It's simply what they can or
>> cannot afford.
>> 
> Some perspective--
> Gas is $4 a gallon, a box of cereal is too.
> How much are cigarettes? Starbucks coffee?
> Rockin' Ron has a dozen different models of harmonica all under $100 that
> will exceed your expectations.
> I work for Suzuki, we have a one year warranty. If you are worried about
> breaking a reed on your practice harp, be assured we will fix it for
> you--the only cost to you is shipping.
> Seydel has an even longer warranty, I bet they will do the same.
> Hohner? Not so much--but if you have been playing longer enough, you may
> have discovered how to play without blowing out draw 4 or 5 (or blow 7).
> My problem is that I like to carry around 40 harmonicas in different keys
> and tunings, if I lose that case, there goes my whole schtick.
> But I treated myself to a Joe Spiers Stage One Special 20 a few months
> back, and it rewards me every time I play it.
> Granted it now lives in my Big Ass Case, I will treasure it until it goes
> away.
> We are all going away, play today--if you can't afford a better harmonica,
> take what you have, put a sign around your neck that says, "Help me buy a
> better harmonica", and go play on the corner.
> No, really!