HawkeyeKane
191 posts
Sep 16, 2011
12:27 PM
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I know, I know, I know...
This subject has been talked about to the point of whipping the proverbial dead horse, and for some it may bring up bad memories or bad experiences.
But I'm gonna ask this for my own benefit since I haven't been a member here for very long and haven't caught all the posts on it.
Has anyone here gotten a B-Rad, and if so, what are your thoughts? Reason I ask is in case whatever company bought the rights to it decides to continue production even after former orders have been fulfilled, I may want one. Ever since they came out, I always thought they looked cool, and the videos I saw of them being played had really cool sound.
After this, I won't bring the topic up anymore.
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Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by on Sep 16, 2011 12:31 PM
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HarpNinja
1688 posts
Sep 16, 2011
12:45 PM
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Just buy a custom or some higher-end harps in general. Chances of this ever getting up and running again are -19%.
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eharp
1468 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:04 PM
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something seems wrong about that story, kingley.
like it isnt really from a news source.
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HawkeyeKane
193 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:06 PM
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I dunno, eharp...
It's about the same length and content as the Trib's article when the company shut down. They just can't get much info on it, so it winds up being a blurb.
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Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by on Sep 16, 2011 1:07 PM
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nacoran
4621 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:43 PM
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eharp, the links click through fine.
As for getting a Harrison, I think the easiest, most reliable, and quickest way would be to keep an eye out on eBay for a second hand one. They are out there, although people who like them may only part with them dearly.
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Honkin On Bobo
775 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:48 PM
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And if you're lucky, you'll be bidding on the one that was made with your deposit/up-front payment..meaning you got the enjoyment of paying for it twice.
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HawkeyeKane
195 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:51 PM
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@nacoran
And even then, where would one get replacement plates if needed? The B-Radical looks like it's probably gonna be the DeLorean of harmonicas.
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Honkin On Bobo
776 posts
Sep 16, 2011
1:56 PM
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"The B-Radical looks like it's probably gonna be the DeLorean of harmonicas."
(there's a punch line here somewhere....searching searching searching.......ah screw it)
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LittleBubba
98 posts
Sep 16, 2011
2:00 PM
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....as in "the Lorean scale in the key of De.....? :)
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HawkeyeKane
196 posts
Sep 16, 2011
2:06 PM
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as in made for a very short time, experienced production problems, shut down, owner faced legal issues, and the car became an odd duck relic of American history. :)
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HawkeyeKane
197 posts
Sep 16, 2011
2:13 PM
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It's just a damn shame in my eyes. We finally had a harp that was stamped "Made in the USA."
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nacoran
4622 posts
Sep 16, 2011
2:44 PM
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You could always by vintage Magnus plastic harmonicas! Made in the U.S. of A.
They came in all sorts of pretty colors.
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SuzukiDaron
15 posts
Sep 16, 2011
3:31 PM
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"I don't know, Doc, you think that's enough road to get the B-Radical up to 88 MPH?"
Sorry folks, couldn't resist.
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Matzen
286 posts
Sep 16, 2011
4:19 PM
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""The B-Radical looks like it's probably gonna be the DeLorean of harmonicas."
(there's a punch line here somewhere....searching searching searching.......ah screw it)"
I think it would have something to do with blow!
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nacoran
4625 posts
Sep 16, 2011
4:19 PM
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I was thinking of a 88 MPH joke, but I hadn't come up with the perfect one yet.
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bluemoose
607 posts
Sep 16, 2011
5:25 PM
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I have a B-flat B-rad. Love it. Smooth easy playing bottom to top. Doesn't choke if you push it a bit. 6 ob if I want it.
I also have three brad harrison marine bands. One's been serviced by Richard Sleigh after a reed went flat after a couple years of hard play. Other two modified a bit (mostly cosmetic) by JR.
These are marvelous instruments. Loud, resonant, subtle. Overblows fall out of them like a Buddha harp but you don't have to be as precise.
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Gnarly
91 posts
Sep 17, 2011
12:37 AM
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Now there's a question that hasn't been asked--
Does Brad Harrison have a future as a harmonica customizer?
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Kingley
1647 posts
Sep 17, 2011
12:51 AM
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"something seems wrong about that story, kingley.
like it isnt really from a news source."
eharp - It was posted over on Harp L. That's where I found it. All the links seem to work ok and it seems legitimate. At first I suspected it might be a mock up that someone had made. That doesn't appear to eb the case though. If it is then they have gone to an awful lot of trouble to make all the links work, etc.
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Stevelegh
289 posts
Sep 17, 2011
3:25 AM
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@Gnarley: 'Now there's a question that hasn't been asked--
Does Brad Harrison have a future as a harmonica customizer?'
I think the guys rep is shredded in a 'customer facing' capacity, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was already working as a consultant or in R&D for someone. The guy is quite clearly an innovator and a genius. Like many geniuses, they have the ideas, but can't implement them for toffee. He could quite easily work for someone like Suzuki with his skills and they would be quite transferable to other instruments.
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ElkRiverHarmonicas
727 posts
Sep 17, 2011
7:36 AM
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It's a good thing that tha Attorney general is investigating. There job will be to determine whether there was intent to deliver, which there was. What happened is what I've said in another ( now locked) thread happened.... And the books were clean.
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The Iceman
104 posts
Sep 17, 2011
7:42 AM
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AG has to investigate if proper paperwork is filed. This does not mean guilt or innocence, but procedure must be followed.
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Honkin On Bobo
778 posts
Sep 17, 2011
8:12 AM
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'Now there's a question that hasn't been asked--
Does Brad Harrison have a future as a harmonica customizer?'
Sure he does, but the trust arrow has to go in the opposite direction now, as in, " I customize a harp and ship it to you, THEN you pay me.
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jbone
643 posts
Sep 17, 2011
4:45 PM
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there's a comment at the bottom of that article stating that people who paid in full up front were trying to jump up in line for a harp. which i disagree about. the hook there was, pay in full for a guaranteed harp at that price. which we did.
i fail to get all warm and fuzzy about what a genius Brad Harrison is. that's really great and i respect brilliance. but it didn't extend to business sense and i'm out $200, because i trusted a guy who was sincere yet in a business sense had no real scruples or competence. there had to be a point where that small voice we all have was saying, "give back the money, quit taking orders, fess up that you screwed the pooch", but like a lot of people, he didn't listen to that voice and do right. instead, he kept filling orders- orders possible placed well AFTER i placed mine- and i end up empty handed.
this may have been a very expensive lesson in trust for me. as in, don't!
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