Re: [Harp-L] Re: Re: Hohner thunderbird

[Mike <mikefugazzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think many harmonica players get harmonica economics.  We already 
have way more access to way more stuff than we should.  It has traditional 
taken near a century for something to endure a huge paradigm shift.  We've 
had access to a wealth of harmonica brands/models/keys/tunings for what, a 
decade?

While we relatively Internet savvy players take the harp a bit more serious 
than the rest - and often find ourselves using the Internet to create a 
flat world for accessing harps and related info - we represent a small, 
small, small, small fraction of harmonica sales relative to the whole of 
the world.

Does the L represent even 1% of harmonica players?  



On Friday, March 8, 2013 3:39:05 AM UTC-6, Steve Baker wrote:
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> Dennis wrote: 
> Perhaps, we should start a writing campaign to Mr. Suzuki.  I am sure he 
> is not oppose to making more money if he knows that there is a market out 
> there for low tuned and minor key harmonicas. 
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> Steve comments: 
> "Making more money" LOL? It's very hard for harmonica manufacturers "make 
> money" at all on low tuned or minor key instruments. The quantities 
> involved are far too small. On the contrary, manufacturing costs per unit 
> with such small production runs are much higher. In addition, to make low 
> tuned harps that don't rattle, it's necessary to modify the bottom cover. 
> The conical lower cover on the Thunderbird took months to develop and 
> required considerable investment in tools. 
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> Steve Baker 
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> www.harmonica-masters.de 
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