Klarinet Archive - Posting 000480.txt from 1998/06

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Gvt Clarinets - where they go to retire
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 00:31:33 -0400

David Blumberg 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).
>>
on 6/12/98 9:21 AM, Bill Hausmann wrote:

>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?"

Around here, instruments from the military bands get sold, but only to
non-profits (school systems, mostly) who have to have the proper
government paperwork to be eligible to buy them. Occasionally, astute
band directors will trade this merchandise to a local music store for
something they can actually use.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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