Klarinet Archive - Posting 000269.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Carl Fischer No More (YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL!)
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 19:57:43 -0500

At 06:32 PM 3/4/99 EST, DHmorgan wrote:
>Interesting thread on the closure of music stores and the availability of
>sheet music. I was shocked when I discovered that there is no music store in
>the LA area with more than a token selection of classical music and that the
>symphony here ends up mail ordering things from the very stores I used to
>happily browse through in NYC!
>
>BUT capitalism is all about shifting markets. As long as there is a demand
>there will be a supply. In the not too distant future, all anyone will ever
>need to do to get a piece of music is log on to a sheet music site, agree to
>the price, pop some quality paper in the laser printer, and voila! Prices
>will probably lower (including paper and printing) and selection will be
>unlimited.
>
Yes, this is the wave of the future, and I suspect not far off.

>As for repairpeople, two things seem to be happening: 1) I can get advice on
>how to do a simple emergency repair in fairly short order simply by
posting to
>this lovely newsgroup! That was not the case up until fairly recently. 2)
>people who work with, refurbish and repair instruments as more or less of a
>hobby used to be isolated from the general population. Now they can make
>their presence known to numerous musicians in their area for no cost at all.
>Even if my guy at the hornshop goes the way of the dinasaur, Trudy who lives
>three miles away and works out of her den might be my savior. And she'll
>probably charge me less!
>
Sure, if you have a willing amateur nearby it can be useful, but not
everyone has one available. And not everyone has the mechanical aptitude
to do it themselves. If quick fixes were all that was needed, what would
Brannen, etc., do for a living?

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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