Klarinet Archive - Posting 000698.txt from 1998/08

From: Edmund William White <ewwhite@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Buffet Bass Clarinet???
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:07:27 -0400

> Oh for pete's sake.....he raised it another $50 within 6 months???? He
> raised it $100 last year - and I quoted our school the $600 figure for the
> new bass clarinet we are buying - given the fact that it is a new
> instrument with less to do - I am beginning to wonder why the price has to
> be so high? I wonder what he charges for the Bb and A clarinets now? I
> don't send students to Bill any longer - for the simple reason that, if a
> horn cracks, they are out the work he did when the new joint comes in. I
> tell them to wait until the horn is a year old before getting any
> aftermarket work done on it.
>
> Geez.....I'm really depressed about this recent price increase.
>
> Roger Garrett
> IWU
>
>
I never considered the cracking issue. Should I wait for a year
or so to have Brannen's work done (assuming I can appropriate the
necessary funds)?

Ed White

BTW - I think the clarinet service is either $300 or $325.

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