Klarinet Archive - Posting 000290.txt from 1997/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Selmer Repair (continued)
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 22:14:41 -0400

At 07:28 PM 9/6/97 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>
>
>On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Bill Hausmann wrote:
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>> I conceed that after shipping, due to bumping around, changes in
>> temperature, humidity, etc., some adjustment may be desireable at
>> purchase to restore peak performance.
>
>They were never at peak performance......

I still say that if instruments are routinely leaving the factory requiring
additional work to meet their own design specifications, we should actively
seek a new supplier with higher quality standards. As to whether the extra
service is worth the $325, that is for the individual to decide. I just
abhor the very thought that it might be necessary to make a brand new horn
play correctly. If it is, it is highway robbery -- not on the part of the
repairman, but by the manufacturer who sold us a bill of goods in the first
place.
>

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.