Klarinet Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 1994/01

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Cary Karp's pricing information
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 1994 21:48:42 -0500

For those interested by Cary's note on prices, be aware that
a Franc is now about 20 cents. There are 5 to the dollar.

So, for example, 10,000 Francs @-----.

One of the advantages of buy in Paris is they have 50,000
instruments hanging around and trying out 10 is not a big
problem (though things may be different today).

Certain things they will only make on special order such as
a basset horn or an A bass. And you don't want to buy anything
like that without first trying it out. But that is not the
way the Paris store works. You pay first and then come back in
3 months or whatever and you takes what they give you.

When low C bass clarinets were less than $300 that was a good deal
but I would not do that today. Also, since I was a resident of
France, I had no problems bringing back my instruments as part of
my household. Coming through an airport with a Buffet can result
in some heavy duty taxes or else a request to deface the name. You
are not authorized to bring in a Buffet clarinet. Only the American
agent may do so. Most everybody gets around that restriction but
on the day you go through customs you'll have some hard ass laying
in wait for you.

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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
(leeson@-----.edu)
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