Re: [Harp-L] harp price

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 12, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Peter Madcat Ruth wrote:

> The price of harmonicas world-wide has gone up because the price of brass has gone up.

It couldn't be the brass Pete. When other kids were playing baseball, I was stripping (illegally snuck in) scrap brass & copper from discarded appliances at the dump. I could get 22 cents a pound. The price now is 74 cents. This would extrapolate to a $10.oo harp in the 50s costing $37.50 today. Sooo, it must be something else. I'm willing to buy the labor aspect. Also property, utilities, insurance, retirements, health care, etc. I understand that Europe is big on health care. lolol

smo-joe 



> Also, building and tuning a harmonica is very labor intensive.
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