Doublereed Archive - Posting 000032.txt from 2008/08

From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe Blend Guide Mandrel
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:38:35 -0400

This looks very interesting, so I decided I might like to try one.
Can you tell me what the selling price is?

Also, can you point me to some references, so I could possibly
benefit by other people's experience with it?

Thank you,

David

At 02:32 PM 8/8/2008, you wrote:
>Hi -
>
>John Goebel, at Forrests, has posted some photos of the Oboe "Blend
>Guide" mandrel.
>
>http://www.forrestsmusic.com/images/D-05_LowRes.pdf
>
>I don't know if some folks think a tool like this is "cheating"--but
>I find it not only helps me get through an initial phase of the
>scrape with less stress, but down the road when "finishing" the
>reed, I am spending less time fussing with the uneven, unmatching
>tips/blends, trying to correct what got off when working "free-hand."
>
>I do think it is worth a try. And it seems to me to be worth keeping
>the "Satisfaction Guarenteed" policy in mind. If it doesn't seem to
>be worth the $$ for the help it provides, it can be returned:
>
>"All items may be returned within 30 days of invoice date with the
>exception of used reeds, special order items and instruments after
>the trial period. Instruments sold on 'special-order' terms are not
>returnable. Please examine all items promptly upon receipt. No
>adjustments can be made after 30 days of receipt of merchandise."
>
>"When returning items, please include a copy of the invoice for
>proper credit. If we made an error in filling the order, we will
>re-fill the order at no additional shipping charge and compensate
>you for the return postage/shipping - but not more than the original
>shipping charge. (This does not apply when the order exceeded
>$125.00 and was shipped free.)"
>
>I make $2 per unit sold, so I do have a stake in this catching on.
>I'm hoping some of the folks that crank out commercial reeds pick up
>on it, as I often spend time working on the blend lines of reeds my
>students purchase to get them to play better. Maybe if the
>commercial reeds were more symmetrical at the start, they would be
>closer to "concert quality" and leaving reedmaking to others would
>be more of an option?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Phil Freihofner
>Albany, CA
>
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