Klarinet Archive - Posting 000305.txt from 1995/05

From: "Michael A. Cassara" <michael.cassara@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Some Disassenbly Required
Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 20:06:00 -0400

John wrote:
>Eons ago when I first picked up a clarinet it was a one piece, all
>metal thing that weighed a pound and could double as a baseball bat,
>BUT it was a clarinet and the tone wasn't half bad. Surely you could
>pick one of these in a pawnshop or second hand store for next to
>nothing. Also what is wrong with the composition clarinets that Yamaha
>(among others) are cranking out by the hundreds? They're made of the
>same basic material as a bowling ball, I think. The ones I've seen run
>$2 or 300 and come in a variety of colors to boot :-) John

Well, if there is anyone out there wanting a metal clarinet I have 13 of
them here... I will sell them for very reasonable prices... Drop me a line
if anyones interested. They're all Bb Boehms and most of them play pretty
decent. If you buy one (or more) I will include my book "101 uses for a
metal clarinet that don't involve gardening".

Mike Cassara
Cleveland, Ohio
Michael.Cassara@-----.Com