[Harp-L] ACE Chromatic New wood inserts by Tom Halchak at SPAH

[Michael Rubin]

Correction, the harp costs $700.  Still expensive.

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:

> I spent three salivating the ACE chromatic being heavily advertised.
>
> I played it at SPAH 2016 with both brass and wood inserts.  It was a great
> harp.
>
> The Hohner rep warned me the wood inserts would not be included iof I
> didn't buy right then.
>
> That would be okay, I thought.  How much more could they be?
>
> About 6 months ago I bought the ACE for $799, more than I have ever spent
> on a chromatic.
>
> To its credit,  it plays and sounds wonderful.
>
> I contacted Hohner.  How much are the wood inserts.
>
> $150.
>
> Shock.
>
> But we don't have any right now.
>
> Oh.  When are you going to get some?
>
> No plans for the near future.
>
> To me, if I spend $700 on a harp, it should do my taxes.  Needless to say,
> I am frustrated with Hohner.
>
> If you or anyone you know has a similar story, I have good news.
>
> Tom Halchak of Blue Moon Harmonicas is creating some wood inserts.  He
> make use more than one type of wood.
>
> He is not going to make a large batch, but they should be available for
> sale at SPAH.  Of course, he ultimately would be able to do lots of
> different types of woods and metals, if there was a demand.
>
> Thank you Tom!
> Michael Rubin
> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx
>