Klarinet Archive - Posting 000839.txt from 2000/06

From: "Alf Hörberg" <alf.horberg@-----.se>
Subj: SV: [kl] I need some advice (again!)
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 05:14:36 -0400

At the moment I'm playing "Cosi" on an instrument that is 190 years old and
it works fine.

Alf
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] I need some advice (again!)

> Lacy, I began this note earlier, and then erased it all because I was
> afraid that you might not react to satire. The original note said
> something like, "You are considering buying an instrument 13 years
> old??? Are you crazy? Anything that old should be made into firewood."
>
> But then I said, Lacy might believe me. Instead, I'll talk straight.
>
> The very idea that you would voice great affection for what may be a
> magnificent instrument, and state that every single item of that
> instrument met your every expectation, but were hesistant because the
> instrument is 13 years old, gives me the impression that you believe a
> 13 year old instrument is the musical equivalent of a 13 year old dog;
> i.e., it's on its last legs.
>
> That notion is so patently silly, so technically absurd, and so socially
> bonkers, that until you change that point of view, I will not give you
> permission to buy me a pizza at any time, ever!!!
>
> I once knew a guy who met a beautiful woman with whom he fell in love.
> She was charming, rich, loving, intelligent, kind, and with a
> magnificent set of values. He knew all this but left her because she
> was a year older than him. He was, of course, 29, and knew well never
> to trust anyone over 30.
>
> Lacy Schroeder wrote:
> >
> > I'm buying an A clarinet from a St Louis Symphony member. It's a great
horn,
> > plays BEAUTIFULLY, matches my Bb almost to the T, but it's 13 years old.
> > I've already decided to buy it. Is that a big deal, and if so, are there
any
> > caveats I should be aware of?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lacy Schroeder
> >
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