[Harp-L] Hohner Price Increase

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

Hohner probably thinks it can do anythig it wants.  And with  
considerable justification.  Afterall, it has a large and loyal  
market for a leaky harp put together with nails and that has a cheap  
unsealed wooden comb that swells and is uncomfortable to play.   
People buy this mysteriously popular product called a Marine Band and  
then spend time, effort and money as they obsess over what they need  
to do to it to make it playable (replace nails with screws, sand the  
comb, seal the comb, emboss the reedplates, etc. etc.)   So, since  
Hohner has been so successful marketing a product like that, it has  
every reason to believe its customers will put up with anything else  
it decides to do.  PT Barnum had it right………

I’m obviously not a fan of MBs.  However, I am constantly amused and  
bewildered by the sheer number of harmonica players who are willing  
to spend money for what is essentaily the foundation for a do-it- 
yorself project.  Personally, I’d rather spend time playing my  
harmonicas than working at trying to make them playable.  Those of  
you who want to do otherwise will now have the opportunity to pay  
more for the privlege. AND you will get to open a blister pack before  
you start work (so you will actually get more for your money).

JP