[HAM] I'm With Him

[Michael Downes]

Hmm, that's like the arson who asks why he gets blamed for starting forest fires while lightning goes scott-free. 

John Brevik <jbrevik at csulb.edu> wrote:  
On Jun 30, 2007, at 10:47 AM, Scott Hawthorn wrote:

> At 10:20 AM 6/30/2007, JOHN HABURAY wrote:
>> John Haburay Writes;
>> Thanks for your two cents worth over and over again. If you feel 
>> you
>> are saving the world by telling people stuff they know already, 
>> good for
>> you. I am tired of your comments on chops and originality as I am 
>> in the
>> Hammond business and have been probably since you have been alive.
>> Hammonds are not hard to come by and never will be. There are 
>> plenty that
>> are all original, and for every chop there is an original one that 
>> was
>> discarded by the so called "purists" or cheapos who refuse to put 
>> them in
>> the hands of somebody that knows what they are about and get them 
>> fixed.
>> I know hundereds of churches that have thrown them away because 
>> they did
>> not have a tech or want to pay one. Want original Hammonds Joe? I 
>> have 4
>> of them. Wanna buy them?????????????? Of course not. Just keep
>> talking!---------John
>
> In the interest of ever-changing subject lines, I'm with Joe on 
> this one. I
> seriously doubt that "Hammonds are not hard to come by and never 
> will be."
> The rise in prices in recent years tells us differently. If people 
> keep
> chopping them, "never will be" will become a fond dream from the past.
>
> OTOH, since John makes his living by chopping Hammonds, AFAIK, it 
> seems
> pointless to try to change his mind. Money will always be the most
> important thing for some people. Whaddaya gonna do?

Must we resort to cheap shots? I've personally met and done business 
with the guy, and I take exception to the insinuation that he's some 
sort of heartless mercenary.

I also wonder what tiny percentage of Hammonds ever end up chopped. 
I'm sure a much much larger fraction die of neglect.

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