Klarinet Archive - Posting 001449.txt from 1998/05

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Contrabass Price Question
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:40:21 -0400

I wrote:
> >Someone once told me that a Rosewood Selmer Contrabass Clarinet with Low C
> >cost $35,000 - to which I pass out, thinking "Oh my Gosh! That's a 1/3 of
> a
> >house!!!"
>

And Mark Charette wrote:
> And about 1/3 the price of a good violin, and half the price of a very good
> piano, and about equal to the price of a good piano.

I don't know if you were being very serious or not, but if you were, allow me
to be picky. The violin I could agree with, except that many people have
EXCELLENT violins, and they don't exceed $100,000. Only the very elite pay
that much for elite violins. I happen to play violin, and I love my Hans
Kroger. It only cost $3,500 and it is very good. (also keep in mind I'm 16,
and can't buy extremely good ones - yet.)
A very good (EXCELLENT, SUPERIOR) piano is undisputingly Steinway. I also play
piano. And I own a white Young Chang grand worth $15,000. Steinways I've
seen cost roughly $35,000 to 50,000.
I apologize. I don't think you guys really cared so much about that, but I
just thought I'd be difficult! ;o)
Chris Hoffman
P.S. And yes, I really do play those instruments, and more in fact.

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