Re: [Harp-L] how much was a marine band when you started?

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 18, 2009, at 11:53 PM, Gary Calahan wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My earlier post regarding $1.75 Marine Bands & $2.25 Blues Harps  
> were also
> bought in Pa. A very small music store a Pa. Dutch town called  
> Boyertown.
> There was one music store in town and my dad bought a MB in every  
> key and
> maiked then to me in Iceland.  The store likely didn't sell very  
> many harps
> and was happy to sell so many harps to my dad as a Christmas  
> gift!!  One of
> my most memorable gifts that just keeps giving!!
>
> Gary C
Ok, this is all starting to make a huge amount of sense. In all the  
time I lived in Pa, I don't think I ran across more than 2 other  
harmonica players. Herb Eck (current spah V.P.) & Jack Allison. They  
seemed to be a rarity. Now I see why the harps were so cheap. NO one  
was buying them in Pa., becaaaaause, NO one was playing them in Pa.

When I lived in N.Y.C. there was a harmonica player on every block.  
Maybe it was the water?

smo-joe (spah #1581)