Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids

["Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been told that Bb harmonicas don't exist at music shops in Brighton too!

lol and double lol for that one

Bill 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mundharp@xxxxxxx 
  To: bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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  Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] harmonicas and underprivileged kids


  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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