Re: FW: Re: [Harp-L] Thanx Hohner guys

["Steve Walker" <walkerdata@xxxxxxxxx>]

I like the SP 20 too.  That's why I just ordered 7 of them with case and 
belt for $119.00 at Musician's Friend.  Great deal!

Steve Walker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Re: [Harp-L] Thanx Hohner guys


> I just want to tell yall how  cool these guys are at Hohner. I talked about
> my experience here with a Pro Harp  and did my usual rant thing, but what 
> I
> said was true. A reed did break off and  hit me in the back of the throat. 
> First
> Fernando got in touch with me and told  me he would get in touch with 
> Hohner
> USA and maybe they could do something about  what happened. I didn't think 
> much
> of it, but by this morning Bill at Hohner USA  sent me an Email with his
> number on it and told me to get in touch. I just got  off of the phone 
> with him,
> and a nicer down to earth guy, in a position like  he's in, I have never 
> met
> before. He told me that they take things like that  very seriously and 
> wanted to
> know what happened. I explained that this happened  in like 97 or 
> something I
> wasn't sure. I figured the time that had elapsed would  negate really
> anything that could be done about it. We talked for a while about  it and 
> then he
> asked me what my favorite keys were and I said all of them, he  kind of 
> chuckled
> and said pick 3. Long story short, Hohner is sending me 3 SP  20's at no
> expense to me. How cool is that? I've played Hohners since 1973. My  first 
> one was
> a Marine Band in C that I played until I had to hold the covers on  with
> rubber bands. Second one was a Blues Harp in A and after I wore that one 
> out I was
> really ready to commit to harp. I traded my trumpet in for 6 harps and  a
> microphone and started gigging right then, switched to SP 20's as soon as 
> they
> came out. I've tried a lot of different kinds of harps but I've never been 
> able
> to find anything I could just buy and gig that night with except SP  20's.
> They fit me I guess.
>           The  professionalism that I was shown today was above and beyond
> anything I could  have hoped for. I would have settled for an apology and
> recognition of my  plight. These guys backed up Hohners in a way I'll 
> never forget.
> Thanx Bill, and  thanx to you Fernando. I'm not a big name harp player
> although I've done some  pretty cool gigs in my day and been through a 
> bunch of
> harps, but they treated  me with respect like I was a touring pro. I aint 
> done yet
> though.
>         Thanx Guys, your the  best
>              Randy
>       BiscuitBoy  Blues           (It's  coming)
>
>
>
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