Klarinet Archive - Posting 000470.txt from 2000/09

From: JMarioneau@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Hypothetical question
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:29:30 -0400

I agree with other responses in that a great repair tech can make that old
horn play as good as it ever did and probably better, but the effoer and
expense would prpbably not be woth it. A good tech can rework tone holes,
put in the best pads and springs, improve the key action, someone like
Naylor can reoil and revitalize the bore, but you would still have an old
horn. They can't transform an old instrument into a new one. My tech has
overhauled some of these old instruments (not to this extent) for some people
and he has tried to talk them out of putting this old horn put back into A-1
condition. He said they say they want it done for "sentimental reasons."
They played it 30 years ago and want grandson to play it now or they want to
play again on the instrument they had in high school, etc. etc.
After all that expense, the money would be much better spent on a new
instrument. The amount of money (you said unlimited expense I think) put
into the old one would come pretty close to buying a new top of the line
instrument which you would be much better off having, especially in the long
run.
James Marioneaux

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