Klarinet Archive - Posting 000782.txt from 1996/08

From: starrs@-----.NE
Subj: R-13's (fwd)
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:34:46 -0400

Forwarded message:
>
> Dear Fred,
> Well, maybe you are right about plastic clarinets. But, nevertheless,
> I think I made my point.I've never actually played this clarinet, but
> about a year ago or so, I was with a friend at Charles Bay's house,
> and he showed me a plastic clarinet that he had designed and
> manufactured. According to him, it played as in tune as any
> top-of-the-line instrument, and the bore and key work were beyond
> anything ever seen in a plastic clarinet before. He was selling it for
> around $800. I didn't really see the market for it, but I kept my
> mouth shut. Anyway, I've never heard about the instrument since.
>
> Nice talking to you.
>
> Starr Schaftel Wayne

   
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