Klarinet Archive - Posting 000292.txt from 2007/09

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] EURO vs. US Dollar
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:01:28 -0400

Back in '68 or '69 I ordered a new Heckel bassoon with lots of extra =20
bells and whistles. This turned out to be an ideal time. My cost in =20
U.S. dollars was around $2,500 + shipping and import duties. Those =20
were the days. Then like a damned fool, I later sold it at just =20
modestly more because I wasn't using it much and needed money for =20
other attractive things. I've been kicking myself you know where ever =20=

since.

Yours truly,

Richard Bush
Maker of BasSonic=99 bassoon reeds
760 Robins Avenue
Ogden, UT 84404
1 (801) 393-7265
BasSonicReeds@-----.net

On Sep 30, 2007, at 8:38 AM, Paul Jewell wrote:

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> Does that mean it is a good time to import instruments from the US =20
> over
> to the Euro zone??!! :-)
>
> GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
>> Here's something real to be concerned about.
>>
>> The Euro is now worth $1.4219.
>>
>> On June 12, it was $1.3295
>>
>> On January 1, 2006 it was $1.1842.
>>
>>> =46rom Jan 1, 2006 to Sept 28, 2007, that means a 20% increase in =20=

>>> the value of
>> the Euro, or from the US perspective, a 20% drop in buying power.
>>
>> 20%!!!
>>
>> This means that the products we import from Europe (clarinets, =20
>> reeds,
>> mouthpieces, etc) are all more expensive because of the disparity =20=

>> between the Euro
>> and the dollar.
>>
>> Now that is something important to discuss.
>>
>> Walter Grabner
>> www.clarinetxpress.com
>> world-class clarinet mouthpieces
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ************************************** See what's new at http://=20
>> www.aol.com
>>
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