Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2003/11

From: Rick Campbell <ricksax@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] music123
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 14:36:34 -0500

Yes, it is a challenge. I willingly pay a bit more for instruments and repair from Wally's Music in Oregon City, Oregon, a 20 mile trip each way. I want them to show a profit and survive. But I do buy some reeds and pro accessories from BWWW that aren't carried locally. Sorry.

Web and mail order sales are a problem for every industry, and management can make a decision to support their smaller dealers and insist on a Minimum Advertised Price if they want. It takes strong managers with a clear service-after-sale philosophy. Volume sales to discounters look so much easier.

Relative to quality from the major manufacturers, my local repairman tells me that (major French maker) professional model saxophones now take several hours of adjustment before he will sell them, which makes you wonder about mail order. That on a $5000 horn!

Rick Campbell
Portland, Oregon USA

"Buckman, Nancy" wrote:

> Walter,
>
> I understand what you are saying and I agree wholeheartedly. When I have a student who needs a student instrument, we go the local music store route. When they move up to a pro horn though, the local music store is no longer adequate. How can we avoid buying from the big dealers? The smaller stores can't stock enough instruments to make a reasonable choice from. That student of mine who bought the used Buffet, got it from one of these large stores. The small stores <can't> provide the service we need and the large store <won't> provide the service we need. Where does one turn? And the small stores don't want to carry the quality accessories that a more advanced student musician needs.
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy E. Buckman, CPO, AFO, Technical Assistant
> School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
> Anne Arundel Community College
> Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
> Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
> E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu
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