Klarinet Archive - Posting 000547.txt from 2003/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] anyone interested in saxophone
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:24:06 -0400

At 07:14 PM 7/18/2003 -0400, fred.sheim wrote:
>Yes, mine has ALL its ORIGINAL lacquer and it is becoming darker and more
>beautiful looking too! The reason for this is that I never play
>it!!!! I bought it back in '77 to use in the school musicals, but I
>quickly realized I didn't want it to get beat up, so I used a school horn,
>and still do!!!!! My Mark VI has lived nearly all of its life in the
>closet!!!! But its fun to look at.

Closet horns score big bucks on eBay! Actually, mine had spent about 15
years in a closet, too, before I got it, after a life that included
marching band use! That dark honey colored lacquer is highly prized. They
used gold-colored lacquer when they refinished mine, so it has the vintage
look. In fact, it was done in the shop at the music store where I now work!

I does seem a shame that your fine sax sits in a closet unused,
though. You should probably convert it to cash, buy a nice intermediate
sax, like a Yamaha YAS-52 or Allegro (select dealers only), that you can
really play, and party on the difference! Heck, you might be able to buy a
new CLARINET on the difference!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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