[Harp-L] Re: Harp Lesson Payment

[MilwHarmonica@xxxxxxx]

Hello, Dave.
 
I'm also a harmonica teacher, currently with 8 regular students of the  
10-hole diatonic Richter system harp.
I'm paid by check from the Milwaukee Public Schools Recreation  Department.
 
But this post is only indirectly about me, as a harmonica student.
 
Maybe 4 years ago, I studied chord harp with one of the USA's chord  
harmonica treasures: Wally Petermann. I drove from Milwaukee to Zion, Illinois  for 
the lessons.
 
Every Sunday for about a month, in 5 hour sessions, Wally showed me the  
basics of 48 chord harp playing, after which his wife prepared and served a  great 
meal.
 
Wally's lessons were extremely valuable to me, but I couldn't afford to pay  
him what his time was truly worth.
Since I had a huge surplus of harmonicas, I paid him with harmonicas. 
 
Wally never asked for a cent, but he accepted the harmonicas, saying,  "What 
am I going to do with all these harps?"
 
Wally, if you are reading this, thanks for your lessons, and I'll never  
forget your generosity.
 
John Broecker
 
 



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