Klarinet Archive - Posting 000287.txt from 2001/09

From: "emily worthington" <emily.worthington@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ed Lacy`s instrument rental
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 10:51:29 -0400

I did know Howarth once to send an Alto saxophone on a lonely taxi ride to
the Purcell room, on an mercy mission for a student who had damaged his/hers
the day of a performance. It think it was a student-grade instrument, but
maybe you'd be surprised what they'll do if you ask them nicely (I mean
Howarth, though the same applies to the instrument i'm sure!). And Ill bet
the taxi driver dined out for weeks on that story - in the end the
instrument wasn't needed, but it was a nice day out for the little sax. I
wonder if you could write a children's picture book based on this idea? Ah,
if instruments could speak................
Em
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Wakefield" <tony-wakefield@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Ed Lacy`s instrument rental

> The largest woodwind retailers in Central London are:
>
> 1) Boosey & Hawkes, 295 Regent Street.
> 2) T.W. Howarth Ltd, 31 Chiltern St. e-mail sales@-----.uk
> 3) Chappell of Bond Street, 50 New Bond St.
>
> Around London (& more likely to have a competitive rental facility) is:
>
> 1) Michael White, (West London) -11 Queens Parade, Queens Drive, Ealing -
> 'North Ealing' on the Piccadilly Line Tube.
> 2) Don Mackrill`s, (North London - further than White`s) - 3-5 Station
Road,
> Edgware. 'Edgware' on Northern Line Tube. www.donmack.com
>
> I recommend only Howarth and perhaps M.White, but after speaking to them,
> they tell me that they hire only student instruments - and not 'top of the
> range' models. I could not contact Don Mack, but the web site looks quite
> informative.
>
> Sly question - If you don`t want to lug/carry/porter/haul an instru.
around
> U.K. for a month, prior to hiring, how then do you intend to practise and
> prepare for your concerts?
>
> T.W.
>
> From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
> Subject: [kl] instrument rental
>
>
> >I would rather not have to bring a saxophone from the US and lug it
around
> all over
> >the British Isles for a month.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ed Lacy
>
>
>
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