Friendly Answers to Questions

  When in doubt, send me an e-mail. I'm always glad to answer your questions. Please include "Harp" or "Honker" in the title

  All prices are in U.S. Dollars. Payment can be made by Check, Money Order or PayPal.

  It takes about a week to build a Honker. Most of the work gets done on the weekends, which is why it takes a week.

  ORDERING
           ¤ Ordering may be done by phone call, E-mail or by pressing the proper PayPal pushbutton.
 ¤ If you don't do the credit card thing, you can mail me a check or money order.
    Call or e-mail me first to make sure about the total price and so I can start working on it right away.
 ¤ Special orders can use PayPal! Just e-mail me and I'll send you the total price and a link you can hit if you want to use PayPal.
    (Special orders must be paid for in advance, anyway.)

  SHIPPING
          All units are shipped by U.S. Mail.

DOMESTIC (USA) shipping is by Priority Mail. They say 2 - 3 days for delivery and if it isn't Christmas, they're pretty good about it.

INTERNATIONAL shipping is by Global Express. This has a 2 - 3 day guarantee (usually) and tracking. I will e-mail you the tracking number and you can follow the progress of your Honker at each stop by going to http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm and entering the tracking number.
The time it spends in customs is unpredictable, I'll try to keep it as short as I can.

  PayPal PAYMENT  
          To order and pay by credit card using PayPal, please do the following:
 ¤ Pick out the model you want on the description pages.
 ¤ Push the PayPal button for the part of the world you're in.
 ¤ You will go to a screen where you can register if you want to join PayPal or log in if you're already signed up.
 ¤ If you want to use PayPal JUST to buy a Honker, push the "CONTINUE CHECKOUT" button and you won't have to sign up with PayPal.
 ¤ You enter your shipping address and credit card info where they ask for it.
 ¤ You can also save your customer information for future transactions.
 ¤ Using Paypal is FREE to you as a purchaser, allowing you to use Visa or MasterCard (etc.) to order your Honker.
 ¤ They accept international credit-card payments now and are fast, easy and secure for both the buyer and the seller.
 ¤ I am notified of your payment (but never see your credit-card information) and can start building your Honker without delay.
    I'll send you an e-mail when your Honker is done.

Please note: If you need help verifying your shipping address or have ANY other problem with PayPal, please call them toll-free at 1-888-221-1161.
Or hit the PayPal HELP PAGE

  WILL IT WORK THROUGH MY AMP?
          In a word: Yes. The Honker was designed to sound good through a PA system; where you usually don't expect any tonal color. (breakup, distortion, crunch, etc.) If you have an amp that can provide some tone of its own, so much the better.

With such an amp, you may find that the Honk control doesn't change the sound as much as it does through a "cleaner" amp or PA.
This is because the amp is providing the tone and the Honker does not interfere or add distortion on distortion.

WHAT'S WITH THE BOX?
          The box is needed for all Honkers. It has the battery (9-Volt) and some electronics. The microphone element is an "electret" condenser microphone and needs a voltage to work. The electronic stuff makes the Honk sound and also runs off the battery. The Battery I use is an ULTRALIFE Lithium battery . It's just like an ordinary 9-Volt "transistor" battery except it lasts 4 to 5 times as long. The Honker was designed to draw VERY tiny power to take advantage of this long life, and can last 3 to 5 YEARS.

  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BATTERY DOES FAIL?
          For Honkers without the HEARAMP earphone amplifier, battery failure is fairly subtle. As the battery voltage dips below about 7 Volts, you'll start to hear less and less difference between the 'Clean' and the 'Honk' sounds. That is, the Clean will become more "edgy" and and the Honk begins to lose that rich, warm 'Brown' tone. Overall volume will degrade when the voltage is below about 5 Volts. At around 3 Volts, the Honker will produce sound; it will be more like what you get through a guitar "Fuzz-Tone", but you can still be heard.

With the HEARAMP, you get a battery monitor in addition to the personal sound monitor. When the Blue LED begins to flash, you'll have at least a couple gigs left; when it stops (and stays out) you'll have plenty of time to finish the gig you're playing. (6 Hrs.)

For replacement, ANY 9-Volt "transistor" battery, with the snaps, will work fine. Radio Shack has the Ultralife Lithiums if you are compelled. ($11)

I HAVE BIG (small) FINGERS!?
          The finger hole is 7/8 of an inch. (22mm) I can make it a LITTLE bigger, maybe a millimeter all around but if you need it smaller, just let me know and I can make it as small as you need.

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