Re: [Harp-L] Cheap harps

[Bob Harty <bharty@xxxxxx>]

Facts are fact folks. Generally i think we're all doing the best we can.


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On Jun 25, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I LOVE this guy
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> On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Gary Lehmann wrote:
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>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Timothy Kane <hawkeyekane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> But the fact is that in a lot of harp players' cases, it's not so much a
>>> matter of acting out of a frugal nature. It's simply what they can or
>>> cannot afford.
>>> 
>> Some perspective--
>> Gas is $4 a gallon, a box of cereal is too.
>> How much are cigarettes? Starbucks coffee?
>> Rockin' Ron has a dozen different models of harmonica all under $100 that
>> will exceed your expectations.
>> I work for Suzuki, we have a one year warranty. If you are worried about
>> breaking a reed on your practice harp, be assured we will fix it for
>> you--the only cost to you is shipping.
>> Seydel has an even longer warranty, I bet they will do the same.
>> Hohner? Not so much--but if you have been playing longer enough, you may
>> have discovered how to play without blowing out draw 4 or 5 (or blow 7).
>> My problem is that I like to carry around 40 harmonicas in different keys
>> and tunings, if I lose that case, there goes my whole schtick.
>> But I treated myself to a Joe Spiers Stage One Special 20 a few months
>> back, and it rewards me every time I play it.
>> Granted it now lives in my Big Ass Case, I will treasure it until it goes
>> away.
>> We are all going away, play today--if you can't afford a better harmonica,
>> take what you have, put a sign around your neck that says, "Help me buy a
>> better harmonica", and go play on the corner.
>> No, really!
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