Klarinet Archive - Posting 000689.txt from 2001/02

From: Ann H Satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] beginning student
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:45:39 -0500

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:54:42 -0500 Bill Hausmann > instruments.
>
> This is true. I saw a case of it a couple of years ago, where a 6th
grade
> beginner was using his uncle's old saxophone, which turned out to be
> Selmer Super Balanced Action ca. 1948, in pretty nice shape. But I
> had to take it into the shop a couple of times with major dents and
bent
> keys because he did not treat it properly. It did not help that he
> scratched his initials into it, either! I tried the sax myself, and
there is
> no way the kid (or ANY kid, for that matter) deserved that horn!

Yeah, and a few parents buy new good instruments for unappreciative
students.

That would be a case where it would *almost* be legit to offer the price
of new student horn - like a nice shiny Bundy--take the old Selmer in
appropriate hands.

ann
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