Klarinet Archive - Posting 000366.txt from 2003/06

From: Kenneth Wolman <kenneth.wolman@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] On-line purchase
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:40:23 -0400

At 04:24 PM 6/11/2003 -0700, you wrote:

> > It is my understanding that Music 123 is affiliated with Woodwind and
> > Brasswind of South Bend, IN. I have dealt with this company for several
> > years and have never encountered any problems.
> >
> > Kenneth Powell, Ed.D.
>
>That was my impression also; in fact, one time when I tried to
>get the Woodwind and Brasswind site, Music123 came up instead....
>they in fact almost look like the same site with a different name.
> Sue

What she said. The two sites look exactly alike. Clarinet Sales
http://www.clarinet-sales.com/ is not the same thing, I don't think.

The whole mail-order deal is making me uncomfortable. I've bought
mouthpieces from Woodwind and Brasswind by mail and in their New York store
before they closed it. I bought a Buescher alto sax from a guy who calls
himself Joe Sax, and it was and remains a magnificent instrument.

But. The Noblet I bought was an eBay "buy it now" from a place in San
Antonio called Musiqueweb. Very easy to deal with, very nice. But. The
REPAIR I just had done on the instrument wasn't part of the
advertisement. To top it all off the repair by Ardsley Music Service
didn't seem to make more than a 50% improvement in the problems the
instrument acquired. Someone thought $68.50 was a lot for adjusting some
bent keys and putting in some new pads: I figure that's the going rate for
anything in this area of the country. But. I never had to hold the Selmer
"just so" to get it to sound in the clarion on B and C. I do now. Do I
sound annoyed? What makes you think so?

Ken

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Kenneth Wolman http://www.kenwolman.com http://kenwolman.blogspot.com
Lord, steel us against the expectation of disappointment and our belief in
the certainty of heartbreak....

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