Re: [Harp-L] Multi-list spread of info on the new Deluxe 270

[Fernando Bresslau <bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow Yerxa wrote:
> > Not as far as I'm concerned, and I'm the one who started it all by 
> > posting the news to SlideMeister.
> >   
> <Snip>
> > Being that I'm not paid by Hohner as their publicist, ...
Hi all,

sorry for not getting to you earlier on this. Actually I did, but the 
answer went directly to Vern only, I forgot to include Harp-L's address. 
In all cases, thanks Winslow and Bobbie for spreading the word. But now 
to the e-mail I intended to have been sent to you 12 hours ago:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Fernando Bresslau <>
> Date: Feb 3, 2006 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Fwd: New deluxe version of the Hohner 270
> To: Vern Smith
>
>
> Hi Bobbie, hi Elizabeth, hi Vern,
>
> thank you for your comments on the new 270 Deluxe.
>
> Actually, I overslept the announcement of the 270 Deluxe. It was 
> brought up on the German list on the side, Didi Neumann published it 
> on his newsletter and Winslow sent it to Slidemeister. So, we didn't 
> forget about Harp-L, I wanted to make the announcement in February. 
> And, anyway, I guess that Slidemeister does have a kind of "privilege" 
> on chromatic business, don't you think? They deserve being informed 
> first, for all the information that is exchanged and created there ;-)
[Addition:] Some people commented about the division created by 
Slidemeister. Actually, it works. Different lists have different 
purposes, and everybody can join or leave as they please, and 
Slidemeister does a good job in discussing the chromatic harmonica in a 
focused way.
> So please, don't be angry :-)) BTW, I will try to get the word out on 
> the other lists, but I'm not sure when I'll get to that. So, if you 
> want to forward the information, as Bobbie did, please do so.
>
> The 270 Deluxe is a wooden bodied harmonica. Of course, Vern, I won't 
> argue with you now if the material does or does not affect the tone, 
> or in which magnitude, but there is a demand for such an instrument, 
> and we are offering another option to harmonica players. Hohner is 
> naturally aware that there is also a demand for a plastic body 
> chromatic harmonica, and we do offer at least 2 options, the Chrometta 
> and the CX-12, not to mention the Amadeus.
>
> All the best,
> Fernando