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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2003/03

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Selling reeds
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:53:47 -0500

Part of learning to play a bassoon is understanding what to expect from a
reed. My students get my reeds, and I do not charge them if there seems to
be reason in their consumption. Abused or just broken reeds I usually charge
a minimum fee for, but I feel I owe it to them otherwise, so I provide those
reeds which are just below my criteria for sale to professionals. These are
good reeds which I would not sell to my regular clients, usually because of
some problem in the sound, never the response. I charge a dollar a minute
for lessons, so if I give them a reed or charge them $10 doesn't make a lot
of difference. My regular price for reeds is $20.00

My $0.02
Herb

> From: ContraReed@-----.com
> Reply-To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:43:46 EST
> To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
> Subject: [DR-L] Selling reeds
>
> I'm curious how much other double reed players charge for the reeds they
> make. I'm not necessarily talking about people who do this as a small
> business, but those who make reeds to sell to a their own/former students,
> friends, etc. I'm looking for this info on both oboe and bassoon reeds.
>
> Thanx
>
> Richard
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