[Harp-L] Re: mb deluxe

[Dave Shannon <daveshannon@xxxxxxx>]

>Message: 12 
>Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:11:34 -0700 (PDT) 
>From: john kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx> 
>Subject: [Harp-L] mb deluxe 
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>Got a deluxe in A.  I won't repeat the details from the recent reviews, just a personal conclusion and some wonderings.  It's a >"half" custom harp -- the half seems to be done well.  Unless/until I learn to do my own reed work, I think I will prefer to pay >more for a full custom.  (If I'm gonna pay $50+, I think I'm willing to pay a bit more for the full treatment.)  And why take half >the work away from our customizers?  It will be interesting to see how customizers deal with the deluxe -- will they offer >customized deluxes?  Will they be happy to let Hohner do some of their work as long as they can pass the cost on the customer?  >My anti-corporate bias (even Hohner I guess!) makes me prefer letting customizers do the whole job.  Any thoughts, Tim?  -->John K. 

UK harp repair man/retailer Antony Dannecker sells the Hohner MBDL 'fully customised' for £35 (63 dollars), setting up the reeds himself. Details on his site:

http://www.southx.biz/dannecker/home.htm

-- Dave Shannon