Klarinet Archive - Posting 001392.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Contra Overhaul
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 20:03:15 -0400

On Thu, 28 May 1998, Jason Hsien wrote:
> I was wondering, as a question to all you contrabasses, how much would it
> cost to overhaul? I ask because we found a kind of new Leblanc Contra (I
> think I've told you all this before, but I'll tell again) in our school
> band's "storage of old instrument stuffs". I greased the corks, sanitized
> the mouthpiece, but good Vandoren 3's for Contrabass, and made sure all the
> springs and steel wires were all properly aligned, only to find out there
> were just simply some things about it being in stroage for so long, that it
> needs an overhaul.
>
> Now, my band teacher has said the school will foot the bill, but if it's
> gonna cost a lot, I'll just drop the whole thing (not literally!).

I just sent a Selmer Rosewood Contra-Alto Clarinet to Clark Fobes for
overhaul - his price (estimated) is $650-750......shipping/insurance back
included.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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