Klarinet Archive - Posting 000816.txt from 1998/11

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] throwing out old instruments
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 07:58:39 -0500

As a matter of fact, in my district I wouldn't be permitted to throw those
instruments away. We have to send anything originally bought with district
(public) funds to our purchasing department, where some attempt must be made
to sell it before it can be thrown in a dumpster.

Karl Krelove
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Stutzman <benstutzman@-----.net>
>To: Klarinet <klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 3:26 PM
>Subject: [kl] throwing out old instruments
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>>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.
>>_________
>>Ben Stutzman
>>benstutzman@-----.net
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