Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 2010/01
From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org> Subj: Re: [kl] [Re:] More Good Cheap Stuff Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:40:33 -0500
I bought my tux from a rental shop - too worn for them, I guess, but I
don't see any problem. At least not at ten feet or more. Got my shirt
there, too. It paid for itself in a couple of concerts.
But I have not had occasion for it for the past decade - Maine is too laid
back for that, I guess.
George K
At 10:22 AM 1/10/2010, you wrote:
>When I came to NYC, I got into a professional choir. The men had to
>wear tuxedos, while the women got to wear evening gowns. Anyway, I
>was advised to go to a thrift shop, where I found a high quality tux
>that was easily alterable -- for around $50 as I recall, though that
>was a 1969 prices.
>
>Try church-associated thrift shops, to which widows often give their
>husbands tuxes. Remember that the former owner was only nearly dead
>when he wore it.
>
>Ken Shaw
>
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