Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harrison custom Harmonicas reply

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 14, 2008, at 10:39 PM, EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I really appreciate your response, Jim. For certain I agree with  
> your take
> on "never meeting a customizer you didn't like" because one thing I  
> know for
> certain: no harp customizer ever gets rich doing this for a living.  
> It's
> precise  craftsman work.

Elizabeth, the problem with ANY harp mystic, you run into the  
situation where if a player plays well it's because he is a genius.  
And if the player digs more clams than Far Rockaway, it's because of  
your lousy harps.
Considering how much time is involved, these guys are working for  
coolie wages. It's like doing renovations on an old house. You can  
sometimes get away with a few hours to do a certain job, and then you  
can get into a fiasco, and spend days.
If I hadn't done my own stuff when I was young, I would never do it  
today. Saint worth it.
smo-joe