Klarinet Archive - Posting 001004.txt from 2000/04

From: bob and deborah shaw <theshaws@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] hey, what is this flute thread doing here?
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 12:53:41 -0400

Neil Leupold wrote:

> --- Clarguy3@-----.com wrote:
>
> > Of course, the old joke is that if your flute cost more than $1000.00, you're
> > a flautist--otherwise you're a flutist!
>
> Only a thousand? That makes it entirely too easy to join the ranks of the
> snooty, given that top-of-the-line Brannens & Powells run between $12 - $15k.
>
> -- Neil
>
> P.S. Every time my feathers get ruffled about how much good clarinets
> cost, I just think of professional flute players ($12-15k), pro-
> fessional bassoonists ($35-45k), and (of course) solo violinists
> ($1 - 5 million; heck $15k just for the bow!).
> At least you don't have to buy a box of 10 bows to get a good one! bob B-)
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