Klarinet Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 1994/06

From: Clark W Fobes <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mail Order Source
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 1994 19:23:52 -0400

On Wed, 15 Jun 1994, Claudia Zornow wrote:

> My only quibble with ordering supplies from Weiner Music is > that
they're slow--usually 2 to 3 weeks......

Right! and not always accurate

> A while ago someone posted the contact information for
> Discount Reed Co., in Southern California. What I've heard
> about them is that they charge a little more for reeds but
> are much faster; I haven't tried ordering from them, though.
>
> Claudia (don't you just *hate* it when you plan poorly and have
> to go to a local music store and pay $$$ for a box of
> reeds that you could have ordered for only $$?)
>
Claudia.

Why not try a local dealer with a good reputation AND low prices

CLARK W FOBES Lowest Van Doren prices in SF!!!!!

Ex: V12 $16.50/Box
VD regular $12.50/BOX

I always have V-12's in stock!

As a small guy I have always been perturbed by the large warehouse dealers.
If you don't care about service or quality you might as well look for the
lowest price, but don't complain if you get what you pay for.

You can thank all of the large warehouse boys for running down the price
on instruments and making it very difficult for local dealers to keep
sufficient stock knowing that they cannot compete on such a low margin.

Bottom line: quality and service is worth a little more money.

Clark W Fobes