Re: [Harp-L] Chromatic Harp_L?

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chuck -

I'm not sure the smoke has fully cleared ;-).

I'm curious as to what new options you would offer. We already have  
this wonderful list serve called harp-l which does invite and carry a  
fair amount of chromatic posts. We already have the SlideMeister forum  
with its focus on chromatic-only content. There are other more general  
forums such as harptalk and HarmonicaSpace which for whatever reason  
don't seem to match the activity of either harp-l or slidemeister  
(which suggests to me that it's not necessarily easy to establish an  
online community).

Many fine chromatic players have already come forward to say they  
detest _any_ segregation between the types of harmonicas, and then you  
have folks like myself who enjoy the current options and don't see any  
real need for a new alternative.

If there were yet another active forum with a focus on chromatic, of  
course I'd join -- but the key word is "active". If you're serious,  
perhaps the first step would be to come up with a mission statement --  
who is this list for, what is the gap it is trying to fill, what is  
the goal of the list, how is it distinguished from the current  
choices, etc... And then you need to deal with the nasty parts, how  
will it be governed and who will take the time to maintain it -- and  
if it isn't going to leverage a free hosting option (such as yahoo or  
google), who will pay for it over time.

Not trying to discourage the idea, but I don't personally see that  
there is a current need for another chromatic-focussed discussion list  
or forum, so I don't know how you would get folks to use it over the  
current options.

Just my 2 cents.....

- Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com
www.JazzHarmonicaSummit.com
www.SlideManSlim.com/blog


On Jun 4, 2010, at 11:46 PM, Chuck Dean wrote:

> So now that all the smoke has cleared, is anyone else interested in  
> starting
> a email list serve, like Harp-L for chromatic  harmonicas? Would you  
> crom
> players join? I think part of the problem is there isn't enough  
> options, and
> an email list serve could fill the gap.
>
> I do think, however, that the only way it would be successful if it  
> was
> endorsed by Harp_L and SPAH.
>
> I'd be willing to devote some time and maybe $$$ to get one started.
>
> Chuck
> Some times I wonder... "Why is that Frisbee getting bigger?"
> Then it hits me...