Klarinet Archive - Posting 001343.txt from 1999/03

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet mouthpeices
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:10:51 -0500

At 10:36 AM 3/26/99 -0600, you wrote:
>My point was: THEY ARE DIFFERENT BLANKS! <excuse my yelling>

Thank you for clarifying what your point was. I didn't see it the first
time around. Thank you also for apologizing for the email equivalent of
yelling.

>I am a CPA. I own my own Firm and employ several other CPA's who in turn
>support their families. I provide pay, benefits, and emotional support <when
>not having a crisis of my own> in exchange for giving the firm "a day's
>work". Our clients pay us in turn. No doubt the situation is EXACTLY THE
>SAME for Mr. Fobes, Mr. Borbeck, Mr. Smith. BG, Van Doren/DiDario have
>stockholders and mouths to feed as well. I do my share of pro bono work,
>making my firm and MY services available to those in need or a jam. NOW, if
>you want me to FREELY share my "book of knowledge" so that you what you
>learn from me will enable you NOT to pay me ... you are asking way too
>much!

I never asked anyone to freely share knowledge. I am confused by the
possibility that you may have read that. Please accept my apology for not
being clearer in my post.

>Mr. Borbeck trained with Mr. Kaspar. I am sure that Mr. Fobes background is
>equally distinguished, as are the many other EXPERTS in this field of
>endeavor. THEY PAID THEIR DUES. They now wish to sell their goods/wares at
>MARKET VALUES. If they disclose everything about their goods which would
>fall into the area of THEIR TRADE SECRETS ... they would be cutting their
>own throats.

I'm sure that the capitalized words have some kind of special meaning, but
they have been lost on me. I wonder if you could please clarify what you
meant by them?

>I need PROFESSIONAL support. I have a responsibility to the maker of my
>mouthpiece JUST as I have responsibility to my TEACHER ... in order to keep
>my Teacher in business I may her money <gladly> she repays me HANDSOMELY for
>what I bargained for: KNOWLEDGE!

All that from printing the publicly available mouthpiece tip opening and
curve schedule.

What a tangled web we weave!

RG
______
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Concert Band/Symphonic Winds/Titan Band
Advisor, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
Office: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3411

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