Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 1999/09

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] need key plating
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 18:26:17 -0400

It seems like a lot of folks are having plating problems with their new horns.

If you have what you consider a legitimate complaint, go first to the dealer that
sold you the horn. If you receive no satisfaction from them, go to the company
that made or imported the instrument. If that doesn't work, then....Keep those
letters coming in to this news group, as they are being read by people in charge
at you know where. If the natives get restless enough and if there is a great
public outcry, then the squeaky wheel will, indeed, get the grease.

Kathy Beatty wrote:

> When my brand new R-13 Greenline started losing its plating off the Ab/G# key,
> I first thought the problem might have been that I was too vigorously polishing
> my
> new clarinet, since my *VERY* old (at least 1950s) student model did not have
> this problem. However, given the number of times I' ve been seeing others
> complain
> about this with the new R-13s, I believe the problem does lie with them and not
> with our acidic or otherwising corrupting fingers. Otherwise, why wouldn't my
> *VERY*
> old nickel plated clarinet have the same problem as my very new nickel plated
> clarinet?
>
> As Ben Maas said earlier, I'll have mine silver plated when I have it
> overhauled. But
> I contend that a nearly brand new, expensive, allegedly professional quality
> clarinet
> shouldn't be having this problem. The fact that it does reflects poorly upon
> Buffet,
> in my opinion.
>
> Kathy
>
> Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
> > At 10:32 AM 9/6/1999 -0400, Ben Stutzman wrote:
> > >Are you implying that because if has the name "Buffet" or "Selmer"
> > >stamped on it there can be absolutely no part of inferior quality? Of
> > >course there are certain places where they might "cut corners," it's the
> > >'standard' pro model. Maybe on the higher end prestige or something
> > >everything is of the 'highest' quality.
> > >
> > No, but I think it would be penny-wise and pound-foolish to "cut corners"
> > in such a way. If the very model many professionals play, and teachers
> > recommend turns out to be shoddily made, word would get around quickly! I
> > must assume that companies will defend their reputations with more vigor
> > than that.
> >
> > Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
> > 451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
> > Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
> > ICQ UIN 4862265
>

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