Klarinet Archive - Posting 000408.txt from 1999/10

From: Ken.Wolman@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] Chinese sweatshop clarinets (fwd)
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:05:43 -0400

> I got this from a fellow student - I'm actually tempted to purchase an
> instrument just to see what the quality is like (which I'm
> not betting is
> very good). A clarinet for stinkin' $65 bucks?
>
> J. Shouryu Nohe
>
>
http://www.jinyinmusic.com/english.htm

Interesting, because the English language link doesn't DO anything. It
just says "To hear excellent sound." There's no link to anything else.
I don't read Chinese so I'm clueless about what they're selling.

A clarinet for sixty-five bucks. I'm sure Sam Ash will be selling it
in short order:-). They're the home of Winstons, Jean-Baptistes, and
some other odd brands of horn. I was in Ash yesterday and in the glass
case along with the Selmers, Buffets, and Yamahas, there was a
Jean-Baptiste clarinet for a big $199.00. I think they claimed it was
wood. Could I resist such a bargain? Betcha bippy.... I don't have a
fireplace so I don't need kindling.

Rod Baltimore sells used metal clarinets for $65. At least I know what
I'd be getting there: used marching band horns, beat to s**t, and not a
sterling silver Selmer in the lot.

Ken

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