Klarinet Archive - Posting 000786.txt from 1999/05

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl]Understanding Moennig Adjusted Clarinets
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 01:40:01 -0400

From: <Sfdr@-----.com>
> Then nobody will buy the "NEW IMPROVED" Festive and Elite Models at
> the more expensive price.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

It sounds as if you feel a Festival A clarinet is closer to the correct
dimensions than the regular R-13.

I bought my son a new Festival A clarinet for $2250 2 years ago. That's
approx. $250 more than a new standard R-13 A clarinet. Francois Kloc of
Buffet worked on the A and did some undercutting/bore reaming and
changed out the register tube for free to help with a bit of stuffiness
in the A (and also worked on his Festival Bb at the same time, doing
some undercutting and replacing the upper joint pads with cork - but
we're talking A clarinets here). Francois didn't know me from a hole in
the ground at that time, either. He just did it because my son thought
the A could be better and I asked if someone at Buffet could help.

Including the silver plating and additional key, how much would you
charge for your work on a standard R-13 clarinet? More than the $250
differential we paid for the Festival?

I don't feel the extra $200 or $300 is
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Just $$ or maybe $$$.
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Mark Charette@-----.org
"... hitting that right note, the right way, at the right time, is like
making love. Or touching the foot of God. Or maybe both."
- Carlos Santana

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