Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: Custom Harps ...Satisfied Customer

["Abner Galdos" <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm very happy for you.  You have helped me so much in the past and you deserve all the joy the you can get your hands on.
And yes I'm still counting not one, not two, not three but four Custom harps by the master.. that's great... when the time comes for me to muster up the talent to get new custom harps I will pretend I'm you and have Chris Michalek take great care of me....
I am interested in what keys you got them in. and I will wait for the pic.....
I also told my family to stop buying me DVD's I don't watch and start buying me harp products for presents....
I have never wanted anything so it was hard to buy me things... so now I just made it easy for them....

Good luck Elizabeth you totally deserve it.

abner (Blueyes, lucky to know ya)
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  Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:45 PM
  Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: Re: Custom Harps ...Satisfied Customer


  Speaking of brilliance:
   
  I'm now the proud owner of four (count 'em) 4 custom top-of-his-line harps  
  by Chris Michalek :)   :)  :)  :)
   
  It took a wee bit of time: Chris has been busy making harps (and tool kits) 
   for pros (and I'm anything but).  However, I wasn't in a hurry and  told 
  him so. They were SO worth the wait. He worked on them over a couple of  
  months. They're mostly MB's, one GM...each comb stained a different colour just  
  for me (maybe at SPAH someone will take photos? ...or I'll figure out how  
  to use my new digital camera and get them up to view one of these  days).
   
  I'll probably continue down this path if I can figure out how to get away  
  with these kinds of purchases other than it being a Xmas gift (and you guys  
  think it's difficult hiding harmonica or gear related purchases from  your 
  wives?!!).....even though I'm still in the market for different keyed  
  Cx-12's (I plan to still play both)...these harps are light years beyond the  
  basic SP-20's and LO's I've bought just to try to play diatonics at 
  conventions.  Those sit mostly unused. I guarantee Chris' won't.
   
  As soon as I can get some medical issues behind me Chris will be my teacher 
   (I hope), if we can figure out how to arrange it long distance, since his  
  sound and style of playing has always spoken to me and I know he'll be dead 
   on honest in his critiques.  I was thrilled when he decided to devote time 
   to making custom harps. No disappointment, they're really extra  
  special...customized just for me (thanks Chris for the 'extra added infusion')  and I 
  hope I can do them ..and him proud, one of these days. 
   
  Ask me to see them at SPAH.
   
  Elizabeth
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