Klarinet Archive - Posting 000652.txt from 1997/05

From: Karl Krelove <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Zonda Reeds
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 05:45:28 -0400

At 09:39 PM 5/25/97 +0000, you wrote:
>I am buying my Zonda reeds at Long & McQuade. $14. and change for a box of
5. Occasionally I see
>V12 reeds for 30 or less, but lately I keep seeing them at $32.00 a box.
And since out of that box I find I
>can at best use 3 or 4 reeds... $32 for 4 vs $14 for 5... well... talk
about hard choices.
>
>Andrew Thompson
>
Andrew, all of these prices are much too high. They sound like straight
list prices, and there are many mail order or large city stores with
toll-free numbers who sell all these reeds at nearly half what you're
paying. Check out Muncy Winds (800)333-6415, The Woodwind and the Brasswind
(800)348-5003, Giardinelli (800)288-2334, or Frederic H. Weiner, Inc.
(800)-622-CORK (you do the translation - I don't have a phone within
reach). Current prices for V12's are around $16-$17 (box of 10) and Zondas
should be around $9-$10 (box of 5). If you buy more than a box or two, the
shipping charges become negligible. Good luck.

Karl