Re: "magic box"

["Gordon Graham" <ggraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also have one and agree with M.N.. The Commander is built like a tank and
with all the uses is really worth the price!

Gordon
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M. N." <mnessmith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: "magic box"


>
> Richard J. Smith wrote:
> "I'm interested in the Holmes 'HARP COMMANDER', but the price is
absolutely
> outrageous. Is there any real reason why it shouldn't cost under a $100,
> like a typical guitar stompbox? Does anyone know where to find
> schematics/plans for a similar type box, that one can build oneself? I've
> seen a plan for Iron Mike Curtis' 'MIKE MOJO' box, but ..."
>
> ============================
>
> Any real reason why it shouldn't cost under a $100? For one, it's not made
> by some 8-year-old kid in Sri Lanka earning $1.25 a day. It's handmade in
> America by the guy who designed it, the owner of the company, Ron Holmes.
To
> say its price is "absolutely outrageous" is asinine. Allow me to excerpt
> from Ron's site: The "rugged die-cast metal box contains quality
components
> hand selected for a long trouble-free life. All components are
replaceable.
> The Commander uses a sturdy fiberglass eyeletted wiring board. ... Units
are
> built to order."
> Regarding Mike Curtis' "MIKE MOJO" box, you're comparing apples and
oranges.
> The Harp Commander does what Mike's box is designed to do and a whole lot
> more.
> MN
>
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