Klarinet Archive - Posting 000255.txt from 2003/11

From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] School instruments
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:06:39 -0500

>The thing is, schools don't want perfect instruments. Most of the students
>aren't playing good enough to appreciate a quality instrument (where I went
>to school, most did not have any private lessons or anything similar, just
>a
>group lesson from a woodwind teacher once a week and band practice once a
>week) and spending a lot on getting an instrument fixed by a reputable
>place, would be a waste of time and money.

This was not the case at my US high school. We had excellent school
instruments (and my senior year they were all refurbished, including silver
plating and lacquer). However, the US, as a federalist system, means that
schools are independent. I was in a very affluent neighborhood. That may
well explain our good fortune.

Kevin M. Callahan
MIDN 3/C USNR

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