[Harp-L] Suzuki warns against fake harps

[Joseph Leone]

> On Aug 26, 2017, at 2:52 PM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I don't much care how you spend your money, but the warranty offered by the company for which I work applies only to instruments sold by them.

Aaaaand, I have no argument with that. Not at all. It is your right to set certain parameters that you feel are just and fair. I (personally) think that it IS fair).
I also feel that IF a person wants to take the chance and buy from a, hmm what shall I call it, a non certified source, that this should be their right, allowing
of course, that they shouldn’t expect any help from anyone other THAN that uncertified source. They pays their money, they takes their chances. lol.

In effect, what I am saying is that what you are doing is fine, and what they are doing is also fine. If they want to take the risk. And if I were the one buying 
from said uncertified source, I certainly would’nt dream of subjecting you to the burden of putting up with me. As it is I find that most complaints about harmonicas,
especially chromatics stem from the fault(s) of the buyers. Some people just can’t be satisfied. And some will blame their own foibles ON the chromatic.

I have been buying harps for a long time, never expected a warranty, and if I was responsible for a breakage or malfunction, I was a man about it and put the
blame where it lay. With myself. I bit the bullet and tossed the harp off’n a bridge into the river. But I still think that a person should do whatever they want  

> It's a real pain having to shake down the end user for a receipt!

Sure, they’re hiding the fact that they tried to pull a fast one. 

> Bottom line, I do fewer repairs when folks buy direct--oh well, I have always been a part time consultant for Suzuki . . .

I don’t have any experience with them, as I am over stocked with much older harps. Suzi came along late in my foray into the harp world. But I have never heard
anything but good things about them.

I have a certain list of kleptos. As I said on another list some moments ago. I expect things to last a certain minimum length of time. If they don’t I quit buying them.
Even to the point of boycotting them.  

sm0joe
> 
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Peter Sheridan <jukejelly at xxxxx <mailto:jukejelly at xxxxx>> wrote:
> I agree with Smokey Joe. How I spend my money is MY business.
> 
> Pete Sheridan
> Jukester's Harmonica Supplies
> Vintage Harp Mics, plus...
> www.petesheridan.net <http://www.petesheridan.net/>
> 
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 1:34 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037 at xxxxx <mailto:3n037 at xxxxx>> wrote:
> 
> > ‘I’ would have to know what this ‘U.S. trade agreement’ IS before I could
> > cast an opinion. As it is I feel that ANYone should be able to buy ANY
> > thing they desire at ANY time.
> > sm0joe
> >
> > > On Aug 26, 2017, at 11:18 AM, George Miklas <harmonicat at xxxxx <mailto:harmonicat at xxxxx>>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > DannyG at http://www.NewHarmonica.com <http://www.newharmonica.com/> is also an authorized Suzuki
> > Dealer,
> > > and fully covered under the Suzuki USA warranty.
> > >
> > > DannyG is at the Bean Blossom Music Festival this week, selling East Top,
> > > Suzuki, and Seydel harmonicas.  If you're there, tell him that you saw
> > this
> > > post.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   - *HARMONICA GALLERY SALES* and *REPAIR SERVICE*
> > >      - *HARMONICA SALES* <http://sales.harmonicagallery.com/ <http://sales.harmonicagallery.com/>>
> > >      - *HARMONICA & MELODICA REPAIR* <http://repair <http://repair/>.
> > harmonicagallery.com/ <http://harmonicagallery.com/>>
> > >   - *GEORGE MIKLAS* Harmonica Performing Artist and Entertainer
> > >   <http://about.harmonicagallery.com/ <http://about.harmonicagallery.com/>>
> > >   - *SPAH *- *The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the
> > >   Harmonica <http://spah.org/ <http://spah.org/>>*
> > >   - *HOHNER HARMONICAS *- playhohner.com <http://playhohner.com/>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx <mailto:gnarlyheman at xxxxx>>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I would call them grey market--Japanese vendors are selling direct to
> > >> consumers, violating the US trade agreement.
> > >> Only Suzuki products purchased from a US vendor (Musician's Friend,
> > Rockin'
> > >> Ron, et al) are covered by the Suzuki USA warranty.
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 11:31 PM, Robert Hale <robert at xxxxx <mailto:robert at xxxxx>>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> But it doesn't say how to discern them.
> > >>> (Chromatix series)
> > >>>
> > >>> anyone have additional info?
> > >>>
> > >>> Robert Hale
> > >>> Serious Honkage in Arizona
> > >>> youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL <http://youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL>
> > >>> DUKEofWAIL.com
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> >
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