Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 2000/03

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Above average wood
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:52:50 -0500

> On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Leighton Bingham wrote:
>
> > Sorry to post twice in one day but I had one more question. In the
> > catalogue the E11 is described as having Average Grenadills wood and the
> > Yamaha YCL 52 as having Above Average Grenadilla wood. Yet at the local
> > store the E11 was $1076 and the YCL-52 $825. both had silver plated
> > keys. Why would the one with "better" wood cost less?

Because the French REALLY don't like Americans...

(Rule of thumb when travelling in France if you're from America: Tell
everyone you're Canadian.)

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"I don't know, and I don't have an opinion." - Jet Black

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