Re: MISC CATCH-UP UPDATES

[Barry Schaede <barrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now correct me if I'm wrong abpout this Hugh.  You earn your living 
playing harmonicas.  When one breaks you can't wait for a spare.  Money 
is an issue.  So what you do is buy a new harmonica for $24.00 instead of 
the reed plates for $12.00 or less.  Why not buy a few reed plates ahead 
in commonly used keys like C,G,A,D,F and set them aside for when the 
others go bad?  If you bought them from Farrel you wouldn't even have to 
worrry about the postage bite because of his $2.00 flat rate.  

Silly me I have about 75 reed plates in a closet at all times.  No I 
didn't buy them all at one time.  5 or 6 as I could afford it.  When I 
break a harmonica I go to the closet pull out the appropriate key, 
replace and adjust it and I'm on the road in less than 15 minutes.  FJM