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

[Kevin Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the support Todd and Johnnie. I also will ask my local shops to
come within 5 or 10 bucks of what ever it is i'm purchasing because I want
to give them my loyalty. They more often than not do it too.

As a farmer I feel too often that price is the bottom line criteria for
everything in this culture of excess. Especially food. Harmonica and local
organic food are the two things that keep me going some days.

 Down with the box stores! Let's collectively blow those ma and pa locally
purchased suzuki's until the covers come off and the local shops come
home!!!!

Kevin

2010/4/1 Todd Allen <Todd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Touché,
> Its always nice to get a good deal but at what expense to the local
> communities. Most of the local music stores in my area do match pricing if
> you ask. I just picked up a Tascam DR-07 recorder at Ear Craft listed for
> $179 they matched it at $140. plus I got to chat with them about it. You
> don’t usually get that at the Big Box stores. Oh and the Dr-07 is a great
> little recorder real easy to use.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:20 PM
> To: JohnnieHarp
> Cc: martin oldsberg; harp-l
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Suzuki diatonics available at Costco
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> > > I扉e never seen them here in Sweden, but for the price i paid in the UK
> > back then it愀 a
> > > find. And if they愉e to be had for 20 $ I悲 run to the nearest Costco,
> > 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.
> >
> >
>