Klarinet Archive - Posting 000028.txt from 2012/01

From: "Michael & Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Crack Prevention Suggestions by W. Hans Moennig
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:40:09 -0500


As a 15 year old in 1970, I got a R-13 Buffet clarinet in December.

Not thinking, band class did some marching band routines in February.
OUTSIDE!!!!!

Well, you guess it, one of the pieces on the clarinet cracked! The upper
part, for the left hand, as I am not sure the terminology for the piece
below the barrel.

Horrified, I took it back to where I purchased it, Chuck Levin's Music
Center in Wheaton, MD, as Chuck's was also known as Washington Music Center,
one of the larger sellers of guitars.

They took it in and said let see what we can do about it.

Somehow they got Buffet to replace the crack piece with a complete new piece
at no charge, as they had to send it back to Paris for service.

I have that clarinet in the case on the computer table. I still have the
hand written invoice at a price of 399 which in 1970 was a lot of money, as
I think the retail price was 1,000.

I don't play right now since I need some surgery on my right thumb at the
base where it goes into the hand. Difficult to hold the clarinet due to
the pressure. I hope to do the surgery in the fall.

Mike Marmer

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