Klarinet Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 1995/02

From: Lorne G Buick - Music TA <lgbuick@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Service providers on Klarinet
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:54:59 -0500

I would like to second the opinions expressed below. I might add that
flutists have a print newsletter called "The Flute Network", devoted to
For Sale notices both private and commercial, which has very specific
policies regarding information to be included- if you (everybody) want
I'll look it up and post it, there might be some useful guidelines that we
could adopt.

On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Steven A. Haaser wrote:

> I endorse establishment of a policy for advertising and service
> announcements on KLARINET. Most of what I have read so far has been very
> reasonable. In a recent post, Victor Freyer outlined his opinions and made
> some suggestions. I'd like to comment on one aspect:
>
[snip]
>
> ... I think it not unreasonable to
> tolerate short notices of an instrument for sale _by an individual_. I
> don't think an instrument would have to be the D Clarinet played by Josef
> Niederbipp in the premiere performance of Mahler's 12th Symphony to justify
> a posting. Personally, I wouldn't have much call for that instrument, but a
> nice R13 might be what I or a student needs this week. The posting should
> just something to provide the essential details and request inquiries be
> made directly by email or phone with the seller (NOT the KLARINET list).
>
> Such a collection of clarinetists as KLARINET represents seems just the sort
> to be interested in the well maintained instrument that I can no longer care
> for and feed.
>
> But I wish to hear the collected opinions of KLARINET on the subject.
>
> Steve