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

[Kevin Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 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.
>
>