Klarinet Archive - Posting 000024.txt from 2003/11

From: Karona Poindexter <poindka@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] An awsome repair job!!
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 12:39:40 -0500

Who's this Morrie and where can I reach him?

Karona

On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 08:59 PM, Kevin Fay wrote:

> Tom Pulwalski posted:
>
> <<<I just got my set of Yamaha SEVs, back from Morrie Backum's shop in
> Canada. . . . He did some absolutely gorgeous work! . . . .>>>
>
> Piffle. Morrie's work is hardly "gorgeous."
>
> . . . that implies that it merely *looks* good. It is "exquisite."
> My anecdote:
>
> I bought a pair of Yamahas two summers ago at the ClarinetFest in New
> Orleans. Great horns, love 'em. Morrie tweaked, love 'em more.
>
> Then, just for grins, I had Morrie overhaul the R-13 I've used since
> high school. Too much sentimental value to ditch, as I bought it with
> some money bequeathed by by grandmother. Whole lotta miles on it.
> His best friend in A was a horn built in 1962 that I purchased from an
> estate; it rattled when you picked it up.
>
> Morrie is a wizard. I now have two extremely servicable Yamaha CS
> that languish in the closet. The Buffets play better than new, esp.
> with the really cool cocobolo bell and the Valentino pads. Silent
> keywork, fab intonation. Did I mention that his rates are reasonable,
> too?
>
> Sigh.
>
> kjf
>
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