Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Suzuki diatonics available at Costco

[Abner <cdgaldos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ROCK THE BOAT BABY. ROCK THE BOAT.

I will with buying from mom & pop stores.

Abner


On Mar 31, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Kevin Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm forever the guy rocking the boat or voting with every dollar I  
> spend.
> Walmart, Costco or any other big box store kill our local music  
> stores, book
> stores, clothing stores, farmer's markets, grocery stores, hardware  
> stores
> etc...
>
> I'd rather spend $5 or $10 bucks extra to keep a healthy vibrant local
> economy happening then send my money out of my community through the  
> box
> stores which more often than not pay there employees less and blah  
> blah blah
> the list of reasons can stretch on. I think some people will get my  
> drift.
>
> I'm just a poor organic veggie farmer in the end, so I know about  
> saving a
> buck. However I do like my local ma and pa shops!!!
>
> That's my two cents. Or was that 4 cents.
>
> Kevin
>
> On 31 March 2010 16:00, JohnnieHarp <johnnieharp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Is this a representative experience of the Folkmaster?
> >
> > Not sure but I got one a while ago just to see what they are like.  
> > The
> > Bluesmasters are nice out of the box, well priced and have full
> > length cover plates, which I greatly prefer, but I thought I'd see
> > what a Folkmaster was like.
> >
> > In terms of reed playability, the Folkmaster (key of G) I got is one
> > of best out of the box harmonicas I've bought. Not sure why
> > particularly but will emboss and gap at some stage to see how much
> > better it will play. To practice customiziing, is one of the  
> > reasons I
> > got it in the first place.
> >
> > The Folkmaster I have was assembled in China and has the reeds pinned
> > rather than welded.
> >
> >
> > > Iæe never seen them here in Sweden, but for the price i paid in  
> > > the UK
> > back then itæ a
> > > find. And if theyæe to be had for 20 $ Iæ run to the nearest Cos 
> > > tco,
> > whatever that is.
> >
> > Costco is a well known membership required, big box, bulk buy,
> > retailer in the US and Canada. It sells both food and non-food items.
> > While competitive price awareness is necessary, many prices are at  
> > the
> > low end. Especially true with certain food items..
> >
> > The Folkmaster I got about a year ago was $16 plus tax here in Canada
> > at my local full service music store. As I check the price online
> > today, it's less at CDN$15! Bluesmasters are $30.
> >
> > I agree that the finish leaves something to be desired but with a
> > little elbow grease, I'm sure a nice instrument results.