Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 2004/01

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Moniqu=E9?= Clarinet
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 23:08:02 -0500

> Rob,

If this is what I think it is, your Monique is a Chinese-made instrument.
I'm not sure if they are made in Red China or Taiwan but the instruments we see
at the shop I work at (part time) are usually Soprano Saxes which are not worth
the metal they are made of! The lack of a serial number is almost surely a sign
of a company not caring about the instruments they make - to the point of not
even keeping track of what they have made. With that kind of attitude, can you
really trust the quality of the product?
My observation of these kind of Chinese-made POS's (pieces of ****) is that
they are poorly made, with keys that bend and break easily, thin plating which
wears off immediately, crappy pads, etc. Surprisingly enough, they sound OK, or
even pretty good. (However, a new Yugo drove OK too...) They are also a pain to
fix because the parts fit together so badly and go out of adjustment so quicky.
In fact, my shop no longer gives any warranty on repairs of these instruments!
We usually give a 90 day one on work we perform.

Fred Jacobowitz
one half of Ebony and Ivory duo <ebonyandivory.ca>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob C Chaney [mailto:robratc@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 1:13 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Moniqué Clarinet
>
> I have noticed several people have asked about their clarinets so now it
> is my turn. I am a high school student in 11th grade. I am in marching,
> symphonic, and pep band (clarinets are not considered jazz instruments at
> my school). During marching band we went to Miami university, OH and my
> clarinet got broke at the center where the two pieces that have the keys
> come together. My band director to it to all the music shops in the area
> and all of them said it would cost several hundred dollars to order the
> upper body (without keys or post) because it could not be fixed. A friend
> of mine (also plays the clarinet) said they just bought a clarinet off
> ebay and did not like. They brought it in and I tried it and liked it. So
> they sold me it for hundred instead of having to pay several hundred to
> fix my other. I like my Bundy and hopefully one day when I get enough
> money I can get it fixed. For now I have the Moniqué clarinet I bought.
> The point I am getting to is does any one know any thing about Moniqué
> Clarinets without serial numbers. I have checked everywhere and I can't
> find a serial number.
>
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