Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2005/02

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Mouthpiece prices going up
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:23:49 -0500

Just a general warning. Due to the very weak US dollar prices of Zinner
blanks have gone up 27%. Anyone selling mouthpieces based on Zinner blanks has
raised, or will have to raise, their prices accordingly.

I am holding my prices down as long as I can, but when I replace my current
stocks of mouthpiece blanks (I buy 5 different blanks from Zinner), my prices
will have to go up as well.
The sad thing is that no one makes any more money. We just ALL pay more in
US dollars, which loose their value in the conversion to other currencies.

The dollar, of course, has lost value due to the huge deficits that the US
is running in recent years.

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

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