Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 1997/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: types
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 05:58:52 -0500

At 05:04 PM 11/4/97 PST, Jennifer wrote:
>This is beginning to sound like a fight over which instruments are best.
>It's like religion. You can't talk about it because everyone has
>differing opinions. I myself like Buffets because they're all that I
>know about and they must have recieved their reputation somehow. It's
>also like choosing reeds. I've tried many different brands to find what
>I like and finally chose one that for now I like. It's up to everyone to
>choose their own favorites and what they like. NO MORE FIGHTING!!!!! :
>) :p

I think it is less like choosing reeds and more like choosing cars. Some
people will buy nothing but Fords and wouldn't be caught dead in a Chevy,
and some just as adamantly insist upon Chevies. Sometimes it is for no
better reason than "My daddy always drove Fords" (See how much that sounds
like "My teacher recommends Buffets"?). As long as you have done your
homework, shopped around, tried many horns, and independently come to
prefer a particular brand and model, you have the right to proclaim ONLY
that that particular one works FOR YOU. Yes, that increases the odds that
it might work for someone else, too, but that's as far as it goes. If one
company has 50% of a given market, it does not mean that the rest of the
people are fools, only that they are looking for something different.

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