Klarinet Archive - Posting 000461.txt from 2004/02

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Been reading the mail
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:32:08 -0500

For Don Alfonso: ebay items are not inherently of poor quality. They
are often of fabulously good quality. But you must be a knowledgeable
buyer and you cannot count on someone's zealously hyped advertisement.

Dan leeson

Buckman, Nancy wrote:

> I'll be waiting to hear from you. You can also reach me at
> eefer@-----.net, my home address. My phone number there is
> 410-255-3227. Best of luck.
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Don Alfonso
> [mailto:donaldj@-----.net] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:22 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org Subject: Re: [kl] Been reading the mail
>
>
> Thank you for responding Nancy.
>
> I felt that some Ebay products were of low quality but didn't know
> who to ask about clarinets, and I found klarinet network too late. I
> have emailed the seller about the quality, but have not received an
> answer yet, I just did it this morning. It's soooooo easy to be
> taken these days. Money is not a problem, however my ambition is, I
> wanted something to play and keep my mind occupied. I paid 122.00
> for this clarinet. It probably cost 60 to 80 new, but that's another
> story, everyone has to eat. As a child I had a very good instrument,
> made of teak wood but I cannot remember the name of it. The springs
> in this unit are not blue, they look like small pieces of wire, that
> can't be good. If it last 6 months I feel I'll be doing OK. I can
> achieve notes so far, but I'll have to purchase some more reeds, I
> feel the ones that came with it are low quality. When I receive an
> answer from the seller I'll have a better understanding of how to
> proceed, I may address you again.
>
> Thank you again Don Alfonso
>
> Buckman, Nancy wrote:
>
>
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> I don't know anything about Rosetti, but I do know about Bestler.
>> The Bestler instrument is one of those that falls into our "don't
>> buy" category. How much did you spend for the Rossetti? Is money
>> an issue? Can you afford to spend a little more and get something
>> that will give hours of enjoyment and not frustration? I would be
>> willing to help you find a decent instrument for $300 max and
>> probably a good deal less.
>>
>> 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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Dan Leeson
leeson0@-----.net

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