[Harp-L] Jason Ricci going crazy... sale

[David Payne <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jason Ricci is "going crazy" "slashing prices," as he says in the video he put out.  The really funny thing about the video? Buck Weed is playing the straight man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etJ1IRIJ0FQ

Anyway, Jason is selling a lot of stuff to aid in his struggle against The Man. Or something. 
The stuff is here:
 http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/bradylovesjason
There are some things of particular interest there. You'll see one "lot of four prewar harmonicas." Sounds kind of bland, but don't let the title fool you... There's a prewar Marine Band a prewar Chromatic (which I am very fond of for some reason) a sportsman and... this is the NOT bland part a "PATENT APPLIED FOR" Trumpet Call. I'm sure some bidder would be steamed to know that I mentioned that, it wasn't very obvious.
Mics, an oil painting of himself, all sorts of stuff, blues CDs... 

Jason mentioned a lot of stuff on the video, such as "erotic birds" for sale, his skateboard, some stuffed owl Jason's ferret had when Jason was 12 (I had a ferret too when I was 12, btw, his name was Vern) I don't know what is going up and what is not, but I assume there will be more stuff from our virtuoso turned snake-oil salesman. 

He's got three of his own customs. The marine Band A is the one getting most of the attention, probably because there is a video of him playing it on stage. 
I've played one of the three, the prewar "American Boy Scout." I know I was getting overbends out of it and I can't really overbend. It is awesome. It is even awesomer now. It looks better than it did when I saw it, that was in Sept. I don't know what work he's done to it since. 
Another gem is the custom Eb. He says it's the best harmonica he's ever made. I seem to remember him saying the same thing about the American Boy Scout when he came to WV (at his own expense) to judge the Elk River contest. I've got a Golden Melody of his that at one time he said "This is the best I've ever made." 
Moral of that story, he keeps getting better and he is good. 
The Eb is a Marine Band with Special 20 covers and a Chris Reynolds diamondwood comb. It is beautiful.


So the question remains after watching the video. Would you buy a used harmonica from this man? I would if I weren't perpetually broke._________________________________
Dave Payne Sr. 
Elk River Harmonicas
www.elkriverharmonicas.com