Klarinet Archive - Posting 000236.txt from 2003/01

From: "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:52:34 -0500

Well, I'm a freshmen in high school, and so I'm closer to the age where
people quit band. I've never had a friend quit because of a bad instrument.
It's always been because they lost interest or because we had a bad teacher.
Our middle school teacher taught us with force, and he forgot (I guess) that
music is a passion, not just another class to get an A in. He wasn't
encouraging at all. I think that's the problem. People accept kids these
days to encourage themselves, but if nobody else encourages them, they begin
to lose hope.

Elizabeth

Music is life. Everything else is just details.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Poor Qlty. Instruments, Bigotry & Dreams
>
>
> > At 10:52 AM 1/8/2003 -0600, R. Williams wrote:
> > >Bill Hausman said; "I think the vast majority of the kids who quit band
> do
> > >so for just that
> > >reason" when commenting on poorly made instruments. I am formerly one
of
> > >those kids. The instrument in question was a Bundy and I still have
it.
> >
> > The Bundy is actually a relatively HIGH quality instrument! Some people
> > don't like the keywork much, but it is very strong. I have a Bundy 1400
I
> > regularly play as my jazz horn because of the large bore. Properly set
up
> > as it is, it can hold its own against anything. However, improperly
> > maintained, a Buffet RC Prestige will not play worth a hoot.
> >
>
> Perhaps he had acquired it used and it was not in proper working order.
> Even the best of instruments can be abused to the point where they are no
> good.
>
> Dee Flint
>
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