Klarinet Archive - Posting 000433.txt from 2004/01

From: Kenneth Wolman <kenneth.wolman@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A penny for your clarinet....
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:26:00 -0500

At 11:05 AM 1/15/2004, you wrote:

>I did something like that recently - I bought a Buffet Bb for a little
>over $100 on eBay. The wood seems to be in good condition, no cracks or
>anything, but it was filthy and grimy and the pads are totally shot; it's
>probably been in an attic for years. I have the top joint disassembled
>(except the posts) and am waiting for pads as well as some supplies from
>the Doctor.
>
>The horn is a 1921 Buffet ....

Snarl. Hiss. Bite. Snap. I must be living wrong. I have an instrument
that went offsale from eBay, I didn't know it had been there until
afterwards. I bought it anyway. It was still a bargain...but $100 for a
Buffet it will cost you maybe that much to get working fills me As Time
Goes By with envy, jealousy, and hate:-):-).

So I'm sitting here on a snowed in cabin-fever day listening to a CD called
Tango Bar which was arranged by the same Raul Jaurena who plays bandoneon
for Giora Feidman. No clarinet, but it's still great...until you get to
the vocals by Washington Galli. Jaurena is 62 years old; and Galli sounds
old enough to be Jaurena's father.

Ken

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Kenneth
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"i had not really expected to find any of the art world populated with
ex-murderers fascists green berets and now i know that you can find
anything in the art world and they can even become prophets' -- David
Antin, "Tuning"

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