[Harp-L] Re: Harmonica Abuse - Mea Culpa

[David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Padre Guillermo Kumpe,

After careful review of the facts, it is with great satisfaction that I, in my capacity as Chief Investigator for SPRAH (Soc. for Prevention of Abuse to Harmonicas), hereby inform you that, while your conduct would be unaccceptable to the likes of a wood-combed harmonica, the act of subjecting a plastic-combed harp to such illiberal use of (hopefully!) good gin is much like attempting to kill a dead person, it has no deleterious affect upon the corpus of the instrument, ergo, no harm, no foul.  

Now, in your case this may yet pose an ethical dillemma apt for review by your fellow clergy, or AA pals, if you still have any, but here at SPRAH we are relieved that your virtual abuse remains merely that.  Of course, we haven't heard you play... 

Dave Fertig
SPRAH



 --- On Thu, 6/25/09, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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        	Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:14 PM
        	
            
            
            From: 
            "Bill Kumpe" <bkumpe@xxxxxxx>
            	
            	
            	
        	To: 
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                Dr. Fertig:

Alas, I must confess.  Even though I am a teetotaler and a (non-practicing)
ordained elder of my faith, I regularly baptize my plastic combed harps in a
tall glass of straight gin and hold them there until the gunk comes floating
out.  I have been told that this is bad for them but I get secret pleasure
from it, from knowing that the little guys have been sterilized inside and
out by the alcohol in the gin.  And, I must admit in my deepest, darkest
recesses of conscience that I also take guilty pleasure in the sharp, clean
taste of the gin on my newly sterilized harps.  I have been told by good
authority not to do this but I continue.  Am I an habitual harp abuser who
gets his jollies water-boarding poor little Suzukis and S20's in the devil's
spirits?  Help me!  What am I supposed to do Doctor Fertig? 

Bill Kumpe