Klarinet Archive - Posting 000184.txt from 2007/05

From: Simeon Loring <sloring1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:50:32 -0400

I recently spoke to Marty Albertson, the owner of the Guitar Center,
and now, as I understand it, Woodwind and Brasswind. He says that he
would be happy to discuss any issues or questions that you may have.
His email address is: marty@-----.com
Simeon Loring
On Nov 30, 2006, at 10:48 AM, George Huba wrote:

> I will miss WWBW also. As a mega-retailer and big discounter, they
> kept the
> prices on instruments, reeds, and accessories down. While some
> might argue
> that they also forced smaller businesses who needed higher margins
> to close,
> in the WWBW era one still had the choice of going for lower price and
> potentially less service or for higher prices at a local retailer and
> potentially more service. While it remains to be seen if prices
> will creep
> up now that the 800 pound gorilla has gone off to bankruptcy hell,
> they
> certainly are not going lower with the demise of WWBW.
>
> Love'em or hate'em, they made it possible to purchase items at
> about the
> best discount possible. For many, the discount was much more
> important than
> the added service of a shop operating on a higher margin.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barton Cummings [mailto:cbc_21@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:52 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy
>
> I have been reading with interest all of the comments and letters
> about WWBW
> and I must say that it does not really matter why they went out of
> business.
> What matters is that a good company is now no longer with us and
> that is a
> shame.
>
> I have dealt many times over the years with them and never had a
> problem of
> any kind. I was more than pleased with every item I purchased as
> were my
> students and professional colleagues.
>
> Personally I shall miss this company very much.
>
>
> --- "R. Williams" <rwilliams@-----.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Although I do not dispute your facts concerning your experience with
>> WWBW I do dispute your conclusions if for no other reason than they
>> contain two rather large logical errors.
>>
>> First, there is your argumentum ad verecundiam which is not
>> persuasive. I earned a masters in management at a very good
>> school in
>> Cambridge Mass. There I took a course in law, which I'm sorry to say
>> does not qualify me to practice law, nor to render judgement on
>> matters of law. My opinions on law should be judged accordingly.
>>
>> The bigger issue though is a matter of presumption or specifically an
>> Accident, that is drawing a general conclusion from your specific
>> experience. The old saying, the exception proves the rule points to
>> this. I bought numerous items from WWBW over the years including my
>> clarinet with no problems what so ever. Is my experience any less
>> valid and if so what does that prove? In actuality, nothing.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rommel John Miller [mailto:rjmiller@-----.net]
>>> Subject: RE: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy
>>>
>>>
>>> This is all very interesting to me, and it suggests
>> poor management and
>>> unethical business practices. And I have studied
>> law at a reputable law
>>> school in Baltimore, so I know from where I speak.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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