Klarinet Archive - Posting 000450.txt from 2000/12

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.us>
Subj: RE: [kl] Do's and Don'ts for a Vito Bass Clarinet Advice (was Vit
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:47:17 -0500

I have a Vito bass clarinet that plays just fine. It didn't cost me an arm
and a leg, either.

Nancy

Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, Maryland 21012 USA
nebuckman@-----.us

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hausmann [SMTP:bhausmann1@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 8:24 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Do's and Don'ts for a Vito Bass Clarinet Advice
> (was Vito Bass Clarinet Advice)
>
> At 10:51 PM 12/6/2000 EST, Albert Hunt wrote:
> >Do's and Don'ts for a Vito Bass Clarinet (The DONT'S are quoted from the
> >warning lable that came with your new instrument.)
> >
> >DO return it to the store where you purchased it. It would be worth
> loosing
> >50% in restocking fees
> >DON'T burn it (air-quality problems)
> >DON'T make a lamp out of it (your friends will be embarassed for you)
> >DON'T trash it (that would add to the toxic waste in landfills)
> >DON'T let your students play on it (may destroy their love of music)
> >DO trade it for a metal clarinet (they make cool lamps). Warning, you
> may
> >have to pay a little extra cash to get someone to make the trade
> >DON'T give it to your worst enemy. It will escalate the negative
> fellings,
> >possibly leading to him/her mailing you a bomb
> >
> I wonder why you have such negative feelings about Vito bass clarinets.
> Several other major manufacturers, among them Yamaha, Olds, and Jupiter,
> think highly enough of them to have Leblanc make stencil versions to sell
> under their own names. I don't think they would deliberately deal in junk
> that might damage their reputations.
>
>
>
> __
> Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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