Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids

[mundharp@xxxxxxx]

Don't know about Cuba, but I'm currently living in the Republic of the  
Philippines.
Harmonicas are quite rare here, and in terms of local wages, the few that  
are for sale are VERY expensive. More expensive for example than a locally  
hand built & quite playable accoustic guitar.
 
As a point of information, when I arrived in the Orient from Great Britain, 
 back in August 2009, I was searching desperately for a Bb diatonic 
harmonica...  To be told, at several musical instrument shops, that such an 
instrument "does  not exist".
 
Eventually, I obtained my Bb harp from "www.harponline.de"... All the way  
from Germany!
 
LOL
 
John Walden
Cebu City.
 
In a message dated 28/12/2009 20:58:40 Malay Peninsula Standard Time,  
bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
 
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Also I  know we generally think of harmonicas as inexpensive instruments 
but  
because of Cuba's historic economic isolation, I bet they're quite  
expensive 
and hard to get hold of over there.  That's not to  disparage this work 
which 
is excellent  methinks.




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