Klarinet Archive - Posting 000812.txt from 2003/09

From: Richard T <rthomson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fw: MIsinformation
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:37:44 -0400

>>I have not posted to the list before, but I cannot stand by and let Dan
>>Leeson's scurrilous attack on Stephen Fox go unchallenged. I have known
>>Stephen for about 15 years. I have played with him, adjudicated with him,
>>gone to recitals with him, and been fortunate enough to have him work on
>>my instruments, until the popularity of his own precluded most of his
>>repair work. His handiwork speaks for itself. But what those of us
>>fortunate enough to live in the Toronto area know, is that Stephen is one
>>of the most mild-mannered, courteous and generous people one could ever
>>meet. To say he gets upset at everything is patently ludicrous. If it is
>>possible to inflame Steve to any degree, it is beyond both my experience
>>and comprehension. I suggest that the posting of your ill-mannered and
>>preposterous remarks reveals much more about the bullying lout you are
>>than it does about Stephen, who will no doubt be embarrassed at this
>>letter, and who unlike myself is far too much of a gentleman to reply to
>>such a load of drivel.

Richard Thomson

>> He will no doubt be embarrassed by this letter, but
>>
>>>There was some trouble (wasn't there) importing
>>>Stephen Fox's clarinets from Canada into the USA?
>>
>>Where on earth did you get that idea?! There's no problem at all. Canada
>>and the U.S. have a free trade agreement, so instruments can be imported
>>freely with no restrictions or import duty.
>>Dan Leeson had to pay excessive fees getting his back across the border
>>because he stubbornly refused my instructions on the shipping method and
>>used a money-grubbing private courier service.
>>This is the kind of misinformation that's rampant on the Klarinet list, and
>>drives everyone in the profession absolutely round the bend. If you could
>>post something on the list correcting this, it would be very helpful.
>>Thanks,
>>Steve Fox
>
>Unfortunately, Steve gets upset at everything. He can be quite unpleasant
>when he wishes to be, and difficult to deal with as I have found to be
>frequently the case, even from innocuous and innocent comments.
>
>Having the ability to make a good instrument is not necessarily synonymous
>with being polite and acting with restraint and dignity. In the case at
>hand, he does not know or has failed to remember that about which he
>speaks with respect to the shipment of my instrument to him. I did exactly
>what he suggested and it still caused me $25 in customs duties.
>
>What is "driving everyone in the profession absolutely round the bend" is
>really an expression of Steve's impatience with any perceived slight.
>
>Dan Leeson

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