Klarinet Archive - Posting 000895.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Moennig Adjusted Clarinets
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 21:57:30 -0400

At 07:09 PM 5/18/99 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>On Tue, 18 May 1999, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>> I was hoping that the " " around the word "wrath" would be taken as the
>> crinkles around my eyes as I smilingly typed it. But now that you bring it
>> up, is the variation in part because of the same thing you have been
>> arguing about clarinets -- that since they are EXPECTED to be worked on to
>> result in a finished product, there is no need to be terribly precise? In
>> a mouthpiece BLANK, clearly sold as such, I can accept a lot more variation
>> than in a finished mouthpiece.
>
>I have to conclude that you can't be pleased. You assume that people
>and/or companies do not make precisely the same mouthpiece each time
>because they are not expected to. You falsely assume that these companies
>have no pride, no precision, and that technology exists that allows,
>within the prices we pay ($17.95 for a finished blank, or $30 for the same
>with Zinner) exists but that the company ignores such because we accept
>it.
>
>You seem to me to be a very negative, cynical thinker. My suggestion was
>to try to be positive about the way you view things - rather than simply
>complaining to anyone and everyone who will listen that your personal
>needs aren't met. You don't need to read any more into my post than I
>wrote.
>
Gee, Roger, I THOUGHT I was AGREEING with you. Or do I not correctly
understand the concept of a mouthpiece blank. Is it not intended to be an
unfinished product, sold to craftsmen for final finishing? Or are they
finished products intended for use as is, but chosen by mouthpiece refacers
like yourself for further work due to inherent material qualities? My
question was a legitimate one, completely without any cynical or negative
implications. I just want to know!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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