Re: [Harp-L] Re: Civil war and harmonicas (was history of positions)

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Darn, here's another slam at the noble profession of "musical instrument 
historians."

some people get no respect



In a message dated 2/23/07 5:21:44 PM, ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Alan Bates is a harmonica collector who donated a huge collection of 
> vintage harmonicas (second in size only to that in the 
> Harmonikamuseum in Trossingen, Germany) to the National Music Museum 
> at the University of South Dakota. The quote about the quantity of 
> harmonicas imported in the early 1860s and the Civil War came from 
> this page, http://www.usd.edu/smm/Batespage.htm ,  presumably vetted 
> by the musical instrument historians at the University. It sounds 
> like someone had better set them straight!
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Feb 23, 2007, at 3:16 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Who IS Alan Bates?
> 
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