Re: [Harp-L] The Price of Harmonicas

[Richard Hammersley <rhhammersley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe 'in theory' but if you throw in the harps customised for  
overblows, rooms full of amps and drawers full of microphones,  
effects, harp holders, harp repair equipment etc etc that some people  
on harp-l seem to possess, I think the cheap little harp is a myth for  
a serious player. On the other hand, few other playable instruments  
exist in such a cheap yet high quality form - tin whistle and that's  
about it. You can buy  string instruments for fifty bucks, but they  
will be almost unplayable. You can buy little electronic keyboards -  
but something about them makes them not 'quite' musical instruments.
Richard
On 31 Aug 2008, at 01:47, lil Buddha wrote:

> I do not wish to seem rude, but the price of a full set of Custom  
> diatonic
> harps is still less than that of a good guitar, drum set, saxophone,
> trumpet, etc.
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