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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2003/03
From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Selling reeds
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:40:19 -0500
I don't know how a bassoon reed which takes me a minimum of one hour to make
could be called extortionate @-----. I have seen them for as much as
$30.00 and if they play as well as mine, they are still a bargain. There is
no way for me to make reeds for a profit, and the only way I do it is in
making them in the same system as my own. That way I can always provide a
good, well balanced reed, and I still can pick out an exceptional one for my
own use and further development. Some are lost in the "further development"
too, so I continue to make them.
I also have a book in progress, and I want to be sure that everything I say
in it is tested and evidence based. Being in the process all the time tends
to keep me honest and allows for adjustment of the text if I find something
that really needs to be changed. When I get the pictures all organized and
the copy finally edited, it will be ready. Most of the text is completed.
Herb
> From: Nat Echols <nat@-----.edu>
> Reply-To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 16:42:41 -0500 (EST)
> To: <doublereed-l@-----.edu>
> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Selling reeds
>
>> 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
>
> On the rare occasions when I've sold reeds, it's been to fellow students
> who did not have the time, skill, or desire to make their own and had run
> out in the middle of the semester. If I have few good reeds myself, I'll
> part with a "development" reed for $10. If I have a good reed to spare, I
> charge them $20. I've been told this is extortionate, but the amount of
> time I spend developing a reed makes it feel ridiculously cheap.
>
> What really is extortionate is the $30 or something that I spent on a
> contra reed from Forrests once. I never did get it to play. (The
> "cheaper" reeds usually took about a month to become usable.) On that
> note, are any of the current contra reeds they sell any good? I'm not
> playing contra any more, but it'd be nice to know for the future...
>
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