Re: [Harp-L] Prices of Harmonicas

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My first diatonic was purchased in 1952 for about $2.50 (military  
scrip), BUT that was in a px in Trieste Italy. So I wouldn't want to  
count it. On the other hand, a px seems to have always been around  
the same price as a discount volume dealer.
Around 1962, I seem to recall around $3.75
Around 1972, I seem to recall around $5.65
Around 1982, around $8.50
Around 1992, around $12-$13.oo
Around 2002, maybe $19-$20.oo
Now, I don't know, but seems to me that every ten years they seem to  
increase by 50%. Sooo, in 2012 they 'should' have been around $28.50
Ok, seems to me like someone (somewhere?) skipped a cycle and the  
current price at $43.oo is another 50% increase over what they  
'should' have been. I can understand inflation, but some things  
(gasoline, cigarettes, coffee, homes) just sort of take off while  
others don't. Redi-mix concrete is still a bargain. We Italians are  
very keen on watching concrete prices.....lololo

So, I think a good diatonic should cost $28.50 and a good chromo  
should go for $95.oo.

smo-joe

On Mar 19, 2010, at 1:44 PM, J D Hoskins wrote:

> So, OK Joe, what were MB's going for where you were in say  
> '71/'72 ? JD
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe leone" <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "J D Hoskins" <jameshoskinz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Harp L Harp L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Prices of Harmonicas
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>
> > You should have at least have had the decency to have worn a  
> > mask.  You were getting a steal..... lololol
> > smo-joe
> > On Mar 19, 2010, at 12:02 PM, J D Hoskins wrote:
> > > Marine bands were $2.25 to $2.50 around the pacific NW up in to  
> > > the  early seventies.  I still have boxes marked $2.25 in pencil  
> > > from  one of our long gone mom and pop music stores. JD