"Just a word of warning about shipping from the US to the UK.
>About 18 months ago I ordered some harps from C2C and with
>shipping and duty, they worked out about the same as in the
>UK. I was happy to buy from C2C so it didn't matter, but I
>didn't save anything by doing that. The best was when a work
>colleague was in the US. I ordered and got them sent to his
>hotel and he brought them back. That was a deep saving.
>
>And why do harps cost twice as much in the UK? Especially as
>they are made in Germany. And CDs? And …?
Dammit! I never thought of that! I'll be in Canada next month, so could doubtless have saved a bit of the $40 it cost me. Still saved a lot though - I ordered about 8 harps, from Huangs to Sp 20s, and other bits and bobs (that blues fakebook looks awesome). Best of all, it only took 5 days to arrive - see my Long Weekend reply in the Harp site for full effusive details!
I travel to Germany fairly often for business, but I've never even considered checking Hohner prices there. Could be interesting...
And BF, are you suggesting the US values musical ability over its citizens' health? In that case, how do you explain Vanilla Ice?