Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 2004/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re:All of a sudden I have become the local ebay clarinet maven
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 10:25:01 -0500


"My repairperson says that it will cost at least $400 to put each
instrument in playing condition.........Any ideas? "

Are these American dollars? Unless there is something more needed than
pads, cork, clean, buff and adjust, this would be a 'take your work
elsewhere' price. You don't seem to be a difficult person, so perhaps they
are very fortunately too busy to do your work.

I put on white leather pads for $125 us, plus shipping. I'd like to get
more, but until I'm overworked, I need to be competitive.

Unless they are a matched pair, they will very likely attract a greater
price if sold separately.

Charl Van Schoick
www.Clarinuts.com

I would assume clarinets this old would probably need to be re-sprung and
probably a lot of other work besides just replacing pads. $400 seems very
inexpensive....reasonable.

Forest Aten

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