Klarinet Archive - Posting 000939.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]Hans Moennig's solution the Dark Clarinet Tone
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:21:18 -0400

At 08:58 PM 5/18/99 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>> (Bill H. wrote): 2.) I am just an employee in the business, and
>> disappointed that we CANNOT carry the leading brand in the market.
>
>Why don't you explain this one to us......it isn't very clear. You said
>you never had a bad experience with Buffet.
>
We simply cannot afford to carry a line on which we will lose money on
every sale. Due to volume discounts, we could buy them from WW & BW for
less that we can buy them directly from Boosey and Hawkes. That makes it
rather difficult to compete. Mind you, I am not complaining about the
volume discount policy. We gain the advantage on some lines ourselves.
But our volume with B & H would never be enough. So the boss, making a
sound BUSINESS decision, dropped them.

>> 3.) I
>> am sure neither Buffet nor any other manufacturer puts out a BAD product
>> deliberately, but they may due to carelessness, cost cutting, etc., produce
>> a product that is not as good as it SHOULD be. THAT is what concerns me.
>
>Ah....here we go again - concerns based on what other say. No personal
>experience, no listening to those who like the instrument - just a chance
>to jump on the bandwagon and complain.
>
But I never hear the same sorts of complaints about OTHER manufacturers.
It makes me suspicious. Can't you or someone give me some thread to hang
onto, some reason to believe that THEY have the same problems? I ask again
and again and hear nothing.

>Name any other company that offers free service to the individuals who buy
>the horn until they are satisfied.
>
Name one who doesn't.

I have no ax to
>> grind against Buffet. I want to hear bad things about OTHER brands!
>
>Tripe...you have only an axe to grind about the "Guys from Buffet".
>
I stand by my statement.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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