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From: Steve & Anne Price
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 1996 04:03:43 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: Harp Quality

On Mon, 2 Sep 1996 jemuras~ELTA.IS.TCU.EDU wrote:

> The LO cases are a bit on the weak side - and while all points made
> (flimsy lids, poor ventilation, etc...) are valid, the paramount aspect
> of any harp case is its ablility to fit comfortably in a pocket. I'm sure
> you will all agree, the LO fails miserably in this test! Oh, the days of
> the old Blues Harp vinyl cases!

I agree with Jason about the LO cases, but disagree about the old BH
vinal cases. I was actually more of a fan of the old Marine Band
cardboard cases. I remember going the store and buying a MB when the
plastic boxes first came out. I had walked to the store, and walked the
several blocks home with the harp in my hip pocket. When I got home I
sat down and heard a loud crack and remembered (all too late) the purpose
of my walk in the first place. I thought I had just killed a brand new
harp with the flat-as-a-pancake method of ruining harps. It was totally
undamaged and the box wasn't even in any way cracked despite the sound.
I'm still nostalgic for the cardboard, but I know which is more
practical. How many harps flattened in my childhood pockets in the '60s
and '70s--too many (at much more reasonable prices) to consider given the
costs and quality of MBs now.

Come on Jason, admit that you flattened a few of the old ones.

Now, on the other hand, putting the "Vest Pocket Harp" in a full
sized box is to me idiotic.

Steve Price