Re: Re: [Harp-L] So do pro harp players still have to buy their

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Hunter wrote:
> Sponsored pros are usually offered a discount that's a bit better 
> than over-the-counter retail, but not a whole lot better than what 
> you'd get from one of the several online dealers who specialize in 
> harp gear, or even from Musicians's Friend.

Most of these pros are "endorsees" who get their harps directly from 
the manufacturer, rather than from a retailer.  Their price is 
generally about the same as the wholesale price (the price paid by 
retailers to buy inventory from the distributor).  

Pros do, however, occasionally have an urgent need for a specific 
harp that they don't have time to wait for from their manufacturer.  
For those they -- like any of us who need a harp for an upcoming 
gig -- will buy from wherever they can find it easily.  

-tim

Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/