Klarinet Archive - Posting 000175.txt from 2006/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Accent brand clarinets?
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20:47:07 -0400

At 05:40 PM 5/23/2006 -0400, Jason W Alder wrote:
>Well, I'm in Michigan, so you're probably talking about the same store...
>the big one that services all the schools... I guess the price was cheaper
>than the E11. As for resale value, by buying from them they can build up
>equity in the horn, so that when it comes time for her to get a real pro
>horn later on, anything's she's paid into this one will be credited
>towards the new purchase.

Yeah, against the LIST price of the pro horn. And since the off-brand, for
which one paid the same price as an E-11, is not worth nearly as much in
trade (because it does not have the vaunted "Buffet" label), the buyer will
still get hosed. The only way the buyer comes out on the deal is if they
buy it and KEEP it forever. Then they are at least EVEN monetarily.

(Disclaimer: I used to live in Michigan and did work for a competitor of
said store at that time, so if a grain of salt is needed feel free to
season to taste. But the only one gaining on this deal is the dealer.)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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