Klarinet Archive - Posting 000213.txt from 2011/06

From: Tom Bassett <bassettt1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] another R13 topic
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:08:25 -0400


hahahaha. SOLD. Well the thing is... I get what you are saying with the cracks. BUT it didnt go all the way through and it wasnt visible at the time so they had no knowledge of it. Even when I asked them why, the only reason they gave me was that there was no mouthpiece with it. I expected to hear something like 7-800$ especially knowing that they'll turn around and sell it for a good 1600. Which im sure they would have done even if they gave me 10$ for it. I actually think they said they would have offered 90 if it had a mouthpiece....

> From: bhausmann1@-----.net
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:16:31 -0500
> Subject: Re: [kl] another R13 topic
>
> A crack of any kind puts a severe dent in the resale value of any clarinet,
> but not THAT big a dent. And a clarinet with a repaired crack will play
> just fine. Compare it to a car that has had an accident and been repaired.
> People tend to avoid buying because it is not "perfect" yet it looks and
> drives just fine. You can still sell it, but it won't get top dollar.
>
> I'll give you $20. ;-)
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Bassett [mailto:bassettt1@-----.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:16 PM
> > To: klarinet
> > Subject: [kl] another R13 topic
> >
> >
> > I bought my Bb R13 in spring 2006. It was the perfect instrument until
> > fall 2006 when a huge crack opened up (but not all the way through) I
> > sent it to be repaired and it took months then I got it back and the
> > crack was totally invisible until a couple weeks later when it was
> > bigger than the first time. So it dissappeared again for a few months
> > (thats another story). Other than the cracks it plays EXTREMELY well
> > and has a great character to it. After I got it back this time the
> > cracks were totally invisible (and still never went all the way
> > through) I didn't know much about clarinets at the time or wood care
> > or anything. My thinking was since it was cracked it must be junk.
> > (I'll admit this was a little shady on my part) I decided to send it
> > to a local chain instrument retailer to see how much they would give me
> > for it since the cracks were currently invisible. They offered me
> > 10$... and I said... "wait... as in 10 dollars?" and the response
> > was "well there wasnt even a mouthpiece with it" so I guess if I threw
> > in a no-name stock 5$ mouthpiece I'd have gotten 1,000$ for it? I
> > then said... you know this is an R13 right? and they said yes. I can
> > assure you I play on that thing all the time and theres nothing wrong
> > with it other than the fact it looks bad (dirty, tarnished, fading) but
> > the pads are great and everything. My question is... is 10$ a well
> > founded offer for my instrument? (Im not selling it anymore... but I
> > just always wanted to know)
> >
> > Tom
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