Klarinet Archive - Posting 000655.txt from 1999/07

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: mail order - local store policy repairs
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:11:21 -0400

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Ed Wojtowicz wrote:
> I recall a teacher in college who related the story of a father who wanted
> to help and glued the bridge of a violin in place because it had come loose.

My wife teaches jr. high orchestra. One of the students dropped his cello
and it literally broke the neck off - where the bridge and neck meet. The
father glued it - never played the same. The father then returned the
rental instrument for an upgrade - luckilly we had notified the local shop
of what had happened and they were prepared to deal with it.

I also saw a grand piano pushed off the stage by a student teacher (not
mine) once - wish I had a tape recorder. How often do you get to hear
something like that??
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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