Klarinet Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2010/04

From: Robert Howe <arehow@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet double case keys
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:14:28 -0400

You are planning a one-handed saxophone? Good God, did you lost one
hand? If so I'm so sorry, that must be a terrible loss for a
clarinettist.

RH

On Apr 3, 2010, at 9:43 AM, Daniel Stover wrote:

>
> I recently sold my Buffet Attache doubl clarinet case that I bought
> probablyfifteen years ago when I got my first A clarinet in high
> school.. This case never gave me a day of problem in the 6 years
> or so that I used it until I got my Orly triple case and started
> using that exclusively. Granted, The Buffet case was always in a
> case cover. But the buyer has written to me on more than one
> occaision complaining of thee case popping open whil carrying it.
> and has asked for the key so that they may lock it.
>
> This case has a simple two-pronged metal "key" where the prongs
> stick into hole on the locking mechanism that turns to lock the
> ltch. it does not have a full pin-tumbler style locking mechanism
> which requires a specific key to open the individual lock.
>
> I have no way ov verifying the buyer's story of the case falling
> open unexpectedly. but as I want to maintain a reputation of
> being good to my word, I'd like to try to find this type of key to
> be able to give them something. My offer, though it means not
> being able to sell it as I had planned, was to send them the
> original Buffet case cover that was made for that model case
> specifically. I have been selling off some of my item that I have
> no use for since I can no longer play clarinet and have long since
> sold off my A and E-flt instruments. I'm trying to raise money to
> put in savings toards a $15,000 saxophone conversion of my Selmer
> alto to a one-handed mechanism. So I was planning on selling the
> Buffet cover separately on eBay
>
> Does anyone know if you can get these "keys" from Buffet? Or how
> I cango about getting them?
>
> Daniel
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