Klarinet Archive - Posting 000798.txt from 1998/11

From: "Chuck Trimble CPA" <trimble@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] throwing out old instruments
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 19:05:33 -0500

what a waste considering how many students cannot afford an instrument. get
him to donate them to goodwill or other charity that can sell them cheaply.
chuck trimble
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From: Ben Stutzman <benstutzman@-----.net>
Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 3:26 PM
Subject: [kl] throwing out old instruments

>At the beginning of the year, my band director cleaned out our
>instrument storage room and got rid of some stuff. I noticed that a
>clarinet was sitting in the pile of trash. It was just a cheap beginner
>instrument missing the bell. I figured it was probably going to the
>right place. But now that we bought 3 new bass clarinets, he's throwing
>out the old ones. Doesn't this seem wrong? They're cheap Bundy's, but
>the played OK last year. He's not letting anyone have them (not that I
>want one). Is this what most band directors do? It seems wasteful to
>throw something out that someone could enjoy using. IMHO - I'm not a
>band director.
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>Ben Stutzman
>benstutzman@-----.net
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