Klarinet Archive - Posting 000812.txt from 2003/07

From: "Bryn Sheth" <tower179@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: buying reeds online
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:43:22 -0400

I also live in Canada, but I found out that it is cheaper and faster to buy
online from American suppliers, especially that U.S. Dollar is now weak. The
discount reed company is good but their prices are on the high side compared
to Roberto's woodwinds (www.robertoswoodwind.com) or 1-stop clarinet and sax
shop (www.1stopclarinet.com)

>From: "Vic Brincat" <vbrincat@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Re: buying reeds online
>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:01:17 -0400
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>Thanks Diana, Barb and Sue.
>
>I am in the same boat. (North of the border as well).
>
>Maybe I would be better off to get these at a my local supplier? Is there a
>source for these reeds in the Greater Toronto Area?
>
>Couple of questions for Diane. What strength/brand do you normally use
>and what strength would you have preferred the Gonzales reeds to be?
>Basically I'm asking to determine what strength would suite me best.
>
>Cheers!
>Vic
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>Vic Brincat
>vicbrincat@-----.com, AOL Instant Messenger ID: vicbrincat58, Yahoo!
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>>From: Diana Winninger <dwinninger@-----.com>
>>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>>To: klarinet@-----.org
>>Subject: [kl] Re: buying reeds online
>>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:10:15 -0400
>>
>>Barbara:
>>
>>I see from your email address that you are in Canada. So am I. I can't
>>help you with Gonzalez reed strength but here's my experience with
>>online ordering.
>>
>>Last year I ordered one box of Gonzalez "For Our Friends" reeds from
>>Davie Cane (http://www.daviecane.com/Pages/Home.html). With the abysmal
>>currency exchange rate plus shipping and handling costs plus GST taxes
>>and customs handling, it ended up costing me $55 Canadian! And then I
>>discovered that I got the wrong strength.
>>
>>I found out later that a better plan of attack is to order them from
>>Peter Spriggs' Clarinet Center in Penticton B.C.
>>(http://www.pspriggs.com/). Apparently he carries Gonzalez reeds and
>>does mail order, though I have not yet purchased from him.
>>
>>Davie Cane and Peter Spriggs are both sponsors of the Clarinet Pages so
>>you can get to their web sites and other good sources via
>>http://www.woodwind.org (click on "Sponsored by" at the top).
>>
>>There it is, for what it's worth.
>>Diana
>>
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Barbara wrote:
>> > I am about to make my first purchase of reeds online.
>>[snip snip]
>> > Although, I must admit, that at 20$ US a box
>> > plus shipping over the border buying two boxes just to have one just
>> > sit there unused seems a little much!
>>
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