Klarinet Archive - Posting 000041.txt from 2003/03

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Things to Do in NYC
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:18:18 -0500

Years ago, when Weiner was in Queens, I used to go there pretty often. When
Jonathan was there he made the place great. It seemed other than that it was
hopeless. There were some people who it seemed were out of the neighborhood
and couldn't identify a clarinet if their life depended on it. I don't blame
them, to them I am sure it was just a job answering the phone or whatever. I
agree, he others there often could not have been any less interested. I
recall going out there once and Fred ended up waiting on me. I was asking
for reeds, ligatures, whatever, pretty typical generic clarinet stuff. He
seemed impatient and bored and couldn't seem to locate things. After a few
minutes, he said "Why don't you just come back when Jonathan is here"

Ed

> From: "Andy Raibeck" <cactus@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 15:38:52 -0700
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Things to Do in NYC
>
> From: <MVinquist@-----.com>
>
>> I wouldn't go to Weiner, even if it were easier to get to. It's a
> full-day
>> jaunt. The store is dark and claustrophobic, and, in my experience, the
>> people couldn't be less interested. They won't show you anything unless
> you
>> point it out in the catalog, and there's no browsing allowed (even of the
>> music or CDs). I'm sure they're fine for mail orders. For visits,
>> fageddaboudit.
>
> When I was looking for new clarinets, I was not happy with WW&BW, and I
> thought I would try Weiner (via mail order). Your comment about the lack of
> interest is right on the money; I found them very unprofessional. Right off
> the bat, when someone answered the phone, they pretty much just said,
> "Hello", and I had to ask if I'd reached Weiner Music, since I couldn't be
> sure. I would have expected at the very least a, "Weiner Music, this is
> so-and-so".
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
>
>
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