Re: more on civil war harps

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

Keep in mind that the DUTCH were in N.Y. in the 1600s. They were 
ALREADY cutting lenses and grinding gems (in Holland). Surely at least 
a few "bumblers" who couldn't make it in Holland may have come across 
to the new world. To (even) them, cutting reeds would have been no 
significant hurdle. Slots, on the other hand would have required a nice 
"touch"   smo-joe