Klarinet Archive - Posting 000723.txt from 2000/03

From: Fernando Silveira <clarineta@-----.br>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alvin comments
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:28:45 -0500

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I am sorry Mr. Kloc, but, even today, we do not have any Buffet dealer =
in Brazil.
The way the people buy it is in the gray market - the main reason for =
that is the high coustoms tax.
So, for your information, we don't count with the Buffet warranty, just =
with our lucky.
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Best
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Fernando
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Fernando Silveira
Clarinet Professor - Rio de Janeiro University - Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra
Selmer/Vandoren Artist
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De: Kloc, Francois <Francois.Kloc@-----.com>
Para: 'klarinet@-----.org>
Data: Quinta-feira, 23 de Mar=E7o de 2000 19:27
Assunto: [kl] Alvin comments
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WHAT DO THE GREAT CLARINETISTS OF GERMANY, FRANCE, JAPAN, CANADA,=20
ENGLAND, BRAZIL, AND MEXICO DO FOR "SUPERB QUALITY, ADJUSTMENTS AND=20
PLAYABILITY"? I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE =
LIBERTYVILLE=20
EXPERTS. ARE THEY MERELY STUCK WITH THE "FINISHED" PRODUCT OF THE =
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BUFFET FACTORY???
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Alvin come on,once again we are going to a direction we don't need =
to go
to. I guess i haven't been clear again and I am not a major in =
English
so sorry. What I am saying is that the Gray market instruments could =
of
been worked on or reamed by people who don't know what they are =
doing.
Of course it doesn't include you don't worry. I had people calling =
me
with serial number of instruments they just purchase and payed the =
new
price for instruments where 4 years old do you think it is normal? =
And
the people in England,Brazil,germany ,France ,japan,or anywhere buy
their instruments from Buffet dealers. My point was Instruments =
bought
in the Gray market are not warranty by us because we don't know what
happened to the instruments before it was sold.
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OH REALLY!!! HOW DID RALP MCLANE, ROBERT MARCELLUS AND HAROLD =
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MAKE IT THROUGH THEIR 50 YEAR PLAYING CAREERS WITHOUT THE BUFFET
TECHNICIANS=20
WITH BUFFET REAMERS FROM LIBERTYVILLE?
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Because that was great technicians to take care of them. Do you want =
me
to tell every one how great you are? then I say it you are great. I =
was
not trying to attack anyone ,I just try to protect our valued =
musician
and retailers who could suffer of the situation.
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Musically yours,
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FRANCOIS KLOC
Manager of Woodwinds North America
Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments, Inc.
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