Klarinet Archive - Posting 000824.txt from 1999/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece prices, Roger Garrett
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:02:27 -0500

Clark Fobes wrote:

> > Mouthpieces at the highest level are not just pieces of rubber, they
> > fall in that sublime region that is a mixture of craft, science and art.
> > Does anyone believe that a mouthpiece stamped "KASPAR" is inherently
> > worth $300-600 ?. Those prices are market driven, supply and demand.
> > If you, Roger, ever managed to get an artist of the level of Ricardo
> > Morales to use one of your mouthpieces would you continue to sell them
> > for $35?

To which Roger Garrett replied:

> I'm sorry you feel the need to be sarcastic and personal with me here
> Clark. I'm sorry that my original post has caused you this level of anger
> - that was never my intent.

Where exactly are the sarcasm and "anger" in Clark's statements above?
His question at the end is a valid one and makes a serious point. It
appears more as if you're baiting the other readers to perceive things
differently than they are. If I made a mouthpiece, and Ricardo Morales
used it (thereby endorsing its quality), I would very likely raise the
price on that mouthpiece. Would you? Why, or why not?

Neil

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