Klarinet Archive - Posting 000266.txt from 2002/11

From: Michael Cuthbert <cuthbert@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Changes at mail order houses
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 17:03:14 -0500

Eight months back when I ordered a E-11 C, Int'l was over $200 cheaper
than BW & WW and several other outlets, so maybe better to say best to
shop around.

> However, just now when I ordered my tuner, Int'l wanted nearly $100 more
> for a well-known tuner that BW & WW and Muncy stock and sell eagerly for
> $199!

in case anyone is wondering about the instrument: pretty decent sound
except awful intonation on the side throat Bb which I had to fix
immediately; thin tone even for a C, but I'm not using the darkest
sounding mouthpiece I could be, so getting a different mouthpiece for
this instrument will probably help a lot. It appears Evette has
recently reset their serial numbers since this instrument is 496
(website says 1996, but this one arrived after their recent problems
(8 months after ordering)). All in all, generally happy, since I knew
I wasn't ready to pay $3000 for a C at this point. One can see some
places where Buffet is cutting costs without affecting the sound--cork
for some keys (A, forked F#/B i believe) is attached to the wood and
not to the keys themselves.

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