RE: I want a xb40.

["Laurent \(Planet Harmonica\)" <laurent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all

There is one shop in Paris which has bought all the XB-40 available in
France (there were forty of them in the keys of G, A and C). They still had
some available one week ago.

It is called Major Pigalle and I think they ship worldwide. Unfortunately,
their web site is down. Their phone number is +33 148 747 524. I'm not sure
they speak english. I can call them for you if you want.

Note that the european price is expensive as we pay 19.6% of VAT (total 95,5
euros). It's probably gonna be cheaper for US orders.

I highly recommend the key of G or A. Mine is in the key of G and plays
wonderfully (more to come on planetharmonica.com).

Hope this helps

    Laurent


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx]De la part
> de Diachrome@xxxxxxx
> Envoye : samedi 4 octobre 2003 17:56
> A : harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : re: I want a xb40.
>
>
>
> Tom and others,
> I contacted my wholesale supplier yesterday because the order I
> placed with
> them in August hadn't arrived.  This may be of interest to those
> of you who
> also purchase wholesale. You might want to contact your supplier
> to be straight
> up with you on how many they expect to receive and if you are on
> the list. Mine
> is SLM.
>
> They were told that they were  being sent  4 XB-40s and that is
> at the end of
> October. They are one of the biggest musical instrument
> wholesales in the US
> so its pretty bad when they can only get 4 XB-40s.  Some business
> has already
> laid claim to them.  The next available time will be sometime in
> November.
>
> My rep wasn't sure what the deal is with Hohner but I explained that harp
> players have been waiting several years and the production can't
> keep up with the
> demand.
> What we do get in the US, and I presume other countries, is coming in
> trickles.
> He thought Hohner wasn't sure if they wanted to produce them or
> not since the
> fanfare is greater then the delivery. He also said not all the
> keys will be
> available right now. Seems A,C,and G are the first in production.
>  Rick Epping
> might be able to give a better idea as to what Hohners plans are for
> production.
>
> Any of my business customers on this list that put in an order
> for an XB-40
> will have to wait in line like the rest of the country or seek
> them out where
> they can. Local music stores may have them in stock but we are so
> use to buying
> via internet we forget about the local dealer. I might do the same.
>
> So don't start flaming the businesses you placed XB-40 orders with. It's
> completely out of our control. I'm glad I didn't ask for money up front.
>
> In a message dated 10/3/03 3:47:24 PM, tomsmics@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >If you have one for sale, regardless of key, would you contact
> me off-line?
> > Thanks.....ready to buy....TOM ELLIS/Tom's Mics
> >tomsmics@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Michael "Fathead" Easton
> Chromatic and diatonic repair and restoration @
> http://www.harmonicarepair.com
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