Klarinet Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2004/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Five years of ClarinetXpress
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 08:54:53 -0400


"Old timers" on this list may remember back to October of 1999, when with
great
trepidation, I announced the opening of my business. I just looked up the
post,
from Oct. 18, 1999, and had a good laugh.

Since then I have handcrafted over 700 mouthpieces and have sold and
shipped
them all over the globe. Within a year, I had added custom made barrels and

other products and services. While not everything has been a raging
success,
overall it has been an exciting, exhilarating, and rewarding experience for

me.

I have had so much help along the way, I can't even begin to name everyone.

But, I will say, that the members of this list have continually given me
support, encouragement, and at times, necessary criticism. Without this
list, I
would never have gotten started!

To celebrate the completion of five years in business, I want to "give
back"
a little to the marketplace that has supported me. For the month of
October,
I will pay the shipping on all domestic and international orders for
mouthpieces or barrels. In addition, I am offering a reduced price on my
best-selling bass clarinet mouthpiece, the CX_BB_PERS.

Thanks to all of you who have encouraged and supported me over the past
five
years.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
World-class clarinet mouthpieces

Congratulations Walter...

I know that you'll be stuck at the bench many more years to come.

Regards,

Forest

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