Klarinet Archive - Posting 000456.txt from 1998/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Gvt Clarinets - where they go to retire
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:31:09 -0400

At 06:50 AM 6/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I'll tell you where they go when they are not being used anymore. They take
>the keys off, and CRUSH THEM!! This is a great example of the waste of the
>US. Gvt. because of their "once it enters the system, it doesn't leave"
>policy. I was told that a number of years ago by the repairman Mark Jacobi
>(he sets up a lot of the Washington DC. Service Band Clarinets).
>
This must be a change in policy. They used to sell off the instruments,
just like they sell old desks, computers, etc., that are no longer needed.
One of my band director customers used to get quite a lot of instruments
for his school that way. By the way, I am a 20 year Air Force veteran, and
am sitting in a chair right now that I bought for $5. Haven't you ever
heard of "Army surplus?"

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

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