nacoran
3920 posts
Mar 25, 2011
11:35 PM
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I just got this email from Bends.
e com tristeza que a bends
anuncia que encerrara suas
atividades no mes de abril,
mas deixa o mercado com a
certeza de que construiu
uma historia de valorizacao
da cultura das gaitas, dos
gaitistas e da musica como
um todo. Agradecemos a
todos que fizeram com que a
realizacao desse sonho
fosse possivel.
Reafirmamos aqui nosso
desejo de que a musica seja
mais presente nas mentes e
coracoes das pessoas.
and sadly that bends
announces that had ended their
activities in the month of April,
but leaves the market with
sure built
a history of upward movement
the culture of the bagpipes, the
pipers and music as
a whole. We thank
everyone who made the
realization of that dream
were possible.
We reaffirm here our
wish that the music is
more present in the minds and
hearts of people.
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Kingley
1467 posts
Mar 26, 2011
1:23 AM
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Sad news indeed. The Bends harmonicas were looking very promising.
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Ant138
852 posts
Mar 26, 2011
4:17 AM
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That is sad news.
Although i recieved my Bends harp really quickly i don't think i would have paid the full price for it.
The case was very nice along with the key stickers but the playability of the Juke harp i got wasn't great. It was worth the sale price but i wouldn't have got any more and i don't think it was worth the full price of £37.
I don't want to people to think it was a terrible harp,i've had alot worse from Hohner but their not my cup of tea.
My Seydel Solist pro's are a much better build and £5 cheaper.
It's still sad news when a harp company goes under:o(
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MrVerylongusername
1637 posts
Mar 26, 2011
4:46 AM
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Well, I went for the Tonica 64 chromatic and it looks and plays beautifully. It's very light and for a chromatic it is quite airtight. I'm loving the teflon coated slide and it has a wonderful, slightly dark tone which I like.
I'm not really a big chrom player, but this will make practising more fun. I like it better than my CX12.
It's a real shame that Bends won't be around anymore
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barbequebob
1612 posts
Mar 26, 2011
7:26 AM
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They went the usual cycle of business of 5 years and that's the make or break period for all businesses. For any new company, just getting the necessary start up capitol is a bitch by itself, and then making it become profitable by the time the 5th year comes along is even tougher and if you don't have any financial or marketing muscle, that's gonna kill you every time.
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