Klarinet Archive - Posting 000180.txt from 2000/11

From: David Glenn <notestaff@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: stolen bass clarinet
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:31:39 -0500

HatNYC62@-----.com wrote:

>
> The reason I am so concerned is that this is a superb instrument that
> deserves to be owned, maintained and loved by a superb musician. One would
> assume that a buyer of this type of instrument would be someone very serious
> about music, such as a professional. I would not want one of my fellow
> professionals to pay good money for an instrument with a clouded history.
> That is a nightmare none of us would want to live through.
>
> The other reason is that I want to send a message to bottom feeders like Jim
> that getting involved with (stolen or likely stolen) musical instruments is a
> bad idea and causes nothing but trouble. This guy thinks that waiting out
> last week's outrage puts him in the clear, but he is wrong. His first auction
> brought bids of up to $2,500 quickly. So far, no bids at all on this auction.
> Let's keep sending this message.
>
> -HAT
>

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I understand. I tried to imagine how it would be if one of my instruments turned
out to have an uncouth history. I couldn't ...
It's good that the world (of clarinetists) is small. Let's hope this guy Jim gets
kicked in the balls and that the bass clarinet is returned to its rightful owner!

David

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