Klarinet Archive - Posting 000646.txt from 2004/07

From: "Don Hatfield" <dhatfield@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] First Act Stuff?
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:35:00 -0400

Wonder what they'd do if I strolled into Sam's Club or Wal Mart with my
mouthpiece, reeds, and a tuner and started playing every clarinet in the
stack? And the saxophones, too? The only drawback is that I might find a few
in the pile that sound decent....then I might be promoting the darned
things.

I;ve noticed they leave the display instruments out with reeds to let people
try the instrument...wonder what my local health department would say of it?

Don

> Don. Good idea. Perhaps someone could test the mouthpieces to see if
they
> contain lead or mercury. Think about how many Chinese toys have been
> recalled for that reason. Perhaps a child could be stabbed by a broken
key
> or a younger child would be in danger if one fell off the instrument while
a
> sibling was practicing and swallowed or choked on it. Worst of all is the
> emotional damage and stress that may be caused by the poor intonation of
> these instruments, not to mention the social outcasting that will occur
when
> a child with one of the First Act instruments sits next to another child
> with a good quality instrument and plays.

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