Klarinet Archive - Posting 001184.txt from 2000/06

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Looking for information on my horn
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:53:58 -0400

How about: some previous owner cracked the barrel, and went out and bought
any old new one (or Daddy did). Then it didn't play too well, so s/he got
rid of it.
Plausible??
Yours,
Roger S.

On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Charles S. Mims wrote:

> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:03:54 -0400
> From: Charles S. Mims <charles@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Looking for information on my horn
>
> Tony,
> I would agree with you. I am intending to take it up again, which is why I
> dug the ol' thing out of the closet in the first place. I'm looking into
> the possibility of a new (or at least newer) clarinet rather than
> refurbishing this one. Mostly my question is out of curiosity. I can't
> imagine that the instrument is worth the $150 to repad/cork it. Things keep
> coming to mind like is it really a Bundy. Was it really manufactured with
> hybrid parts. (I've been searching the archives for this answer but haven't
> come up with anything yet). Are all horns of this type extremely difficult
> to play. When I first had it repadded/corked many moons ago it still took a
> lot of wind to play. Like I said, it's more curiosity than anything. I
> would like to get an intermediate level horn though.
>
> Charles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
>
>
> Charles,
> If you intend to take up the clarinet again, quite seriously, would it be
> possible for you to get a <new> instrument, even if you can only afford
> another student model. I think I would try to do this. You can indeed get
> some very good ones. Your own instrument sounds <even tho` I can`t hear it,
> (grin)> as tho` it`s seen better days. Do give it some thought - you are
> <not me>.
> Best Wishes,
> Tony W.
>
>
>
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