Klarinet Archive - Posting 001085.txt from 2004/07
From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Feeling like Yamaha is one stupidly run company!
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:31:14 -0400
Lars - you don't know me I guess.......
Here's my bio for you:
http://www.ricoreeds.com/ricoart/blumbrg.html
yeah, could be said that I'm in a "large and quite unisolated" area.
o, and btw - aren't you one of those "internet music stores" that you
seem to have so much distain for? Or, maybe you don't discount much so
you think you are above that?? And yes I've seen each and every point
that I made in my posting many, many times.
So I'll say that YOU are the one who needs the reality check (or the
retail..ity check)
;)
David Blumberg
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy (have a listen Lars, see if I can
actually walk the talk...)
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From: "Lars Kirmser" <musictrader@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Feeling like Yamaha is one stupidly run company!
Message-ID: <01bc01c475b7$63d9ce60$6601a8c0@-----.net>
Cynicism and/or stupidity lives (choose one). You certainly can't
really
believe what you say? What isolated part of this country do you live
in? If
you live near ANY metropolitan area in these United States, you will
find
reputable, affordable, competent dealers/repair tech's. No, they are
not ALL
competent, affordable, reasonable, but many are. You have to be
open-minded
to search out these dealers.
> Lars, in general - most Music Stores cater to the "boyhood Guitar
> wonders of the world"
.
No, some guitar stores cater to what you refer to as "boyhood
wonders...."
> The local music stores are the ones who out
> budget the private studio teachers with their big budget advertizing
> (yellow pages, etc) and print ads.
Most retail music stores today can not afford, and do not purchase
block
yellow page advertising, much less block ads in newspapers.
> Then they hire hack teachers who will accept $8 a lesson.
The majority of music stores in this country provide studios for
teachers in
exchange for a small fee. The cost of lessons is left entirely to the
free
market. If they are poor teachers, the student quits. If they are
doing
their job, they retain the student. Many music stores require
advanced
credentials of their teaching staff as well. They are able to require
these
credentials because there are many persons wanting to use their
studios to
give lessons. Don't underestimate or under rate teachers in the retail
music
store.
> So the experienced teachers who actually have something to teach
> instead of giving a 1/2 hr babysitting session suffer from it.
> A lot ( I say most) of the "mom and pop" music stores rip off their
> customers with the "rent forever" system of instrument purchasing.
What planet are you living on?
>
> Sorry, I'd much rather have a young student buy a quality instrument
> like the Wooden Buffet E-11 for $600 instead of a plastic one for
$550
> locally....
>
> And as for repair technicians, I go to the private ones instead of
> sending my students to the stores which keep them for 2 weeks as
they
> never have onsite staff and farm out the repairs to A PRIVATE
> TECHNICIAN.
You are obviously not choosing the right retail store to deal with.
Good
ones are in EVERY market area.
Lars Kirmser
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