Klarinet Archive - Posting 000943.txt from 1997/08
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com> Subj: Re: Pad question Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 12:04:31 -0400
At 12:33 PM 8/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>If members of the Chicago Symphony, New York Phil., Los Angeles Phil.,
>Cleveland Symphony, Philadelphia Orch., Oregon Symph., Seattle Symph.,
>Illinois Symph., and hundreds of professional clarinetists teaching at the
>university level feel it is worth the money, there must be somthing to it.
>If you haven't had the work done, you will never be in a position to say
>it is not worth it!
>
Who am I to argue with these people? If my livelihood depended upon my
instrument, I might invest the dough, too. But us amateurs have to make do
with normal professional servicing.
>In response to the issue of a high quality instrument not needing new
>service work.......compare it to any fine automobile being sold without
>the new car service.......if you just purchased it right off the
>boat.....you wouldn't believe the condition! Check any new car
>invoice...you pay between $200-750 for new car service....just to clean
>and lubricate and align, etc.....
>
And that is also wrong. It should be included in the initial price of the
car. It should be assumed that merchandise is in saleable condition upon
arrival, or it is up to the manufacturer to make it so. "Dealer prep" is
car dealer lingo for "additional profit."
I have many students who are not at a
>level of playing who really would notice the differences. That means they
>probably were not ready for an R-13 to begin with.
>
Like I said, the differences would be small, and probably NOT noticeable to
most students or amateurs. Which is my point. It is worth it ONLY if you
are good enough to be sensitive to the difference. It would be great to
some day be like that.
I apologize if I sound argumentative. I am only trying to clarify my
position. But if it works for you and you can afford it, go for it.
Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
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