Klarinet Archive - Posting 000313.txt from 2003/09

From: "Sue Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Answer needed: ebonite
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:48:50 -0400

HEY wait a minute.

Not everything on ebay is crap. My favorite Bb clarinet, a Buffet
c.1938, was purchased on ebay, complete with a new re-pad,
for $300.....or maybe I was the lucky "1" ?
I also bought my Yamaha alto sax on ebay and it is in great
shape.
Sue

> Ken, how do you expect to judge this instrument if you don't know the
> 'dealer', can't hold it in your hands, can't play it yourself, etc etc
> etc?
>
> I can't help thinking about Las Vegas. We all know d___ed well that
> the house is going to win, yet we put our money down. Why? Because
> it's fun to lose money, I guess. And of course, only 99 out of a 100
> of us are going to lose. Maybe I'll be the lucky "1" who wins....

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