It's probably been thought of, but would it be possible to have
different sponsorship levels? "Corporate", "Small business", "Mom n;
Pop", "Garage Workshop", "One Man-Op in da shed", you catch my
drift. Maybe it's already done that way.
Rex "Sometimes more than gibberish" Tobago
On Jul 4, 2007, at 10:16 AM, Greg Heumann wrote:
> Matt - you're right - the fees are high enough to make it difficult
> for many of us to participate. The harp player market is very
> small, which is precisely why very small companies like me can
> compete in the first place. But it also means we're not rolling in
> surplus cash. Believe me, if there were much of a market for in-
> line volume controls, HOSA would tool up and manufacture 100,000 of
> them and put me out of business with prices WAY lower than I could
> compete with. But the nature of this market is that it excludes
> most of the big companies - and allows little guys like me to
> compete. I would love to sponsor SPAH (I'd love to attend too -
> SPAH - bring it to the west coast!!!) - but I can't, at least not
> this year. I know several other mic builders, gasket makers, amp
> makers - who are in the same boat. Most are in the business because
> we love it. But I also understand that SPAH is not a cheap event to
> put on, and they have to try to offset their costs. For now they'll
> have to get by on my annual dues.
>
> /Greg
>
> http://www.blowsmeaway.com
> http://www.bluestateband.net
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>
>
>
>> From: "Matt Smart" <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: July 4, 2007 6:00:37 AM PDT
>> To: Harp <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [Harp-L] SPAH the money maker
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know what the costs are to be a sponsor at this year's
>> SPAH
>> event? $1000-$5000!
>>
>> This is really dissapointing. Hetrick Harp cases was going to
>> go, but
>> there is no way we can afford that. It is really dissapointing
>> that their
>> fees are so high. That pretty much edges out any little guy
>> trying to
>> make a quality product. The only vendors that would pick that up
>> are Hohner
>> or Suzuki...
>>
>> Charging that much seems contrary to the purpose of the event. I
>> would
>> think they would want a nice array of harmonica sponsors to get a
>> sense of
>> the different products that are out there. I would like to see
>> Joe Spiers
>> with a little table talking about his custom harps, or how about
>> Jim Mcbride
>> talking about his microphones or Bryan Purdy with his killer
>> amps. These
>> ridiculous sponsor fees pretty much guarantee that the best harmonica
>> products in the marketplace won't be represented. What are your
>> thoughts?
>>
>
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