Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 1995/05

From: John Henninger <bunky@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Some Disassenbly Required
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 06:38:10 -0400

You wrote:
>
>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
>
How much Mike? I'd never play one in a concert, but like many others I
just like to keep my instruments out where I can pick them up and play.
the same John