Author: Rich Cassone
Date: 2001-03-13 14:49
I have a lovely old Buffet-Crampon from circa 1938.
It is in beautiful condition, no cracks in the wood, all the original keys.
I need to have the keys cleaned an polished, all the tampons replaced
and the cork replaced. That's literally it.
HOWEVER, I've brough it to 3 repair stores in Paris, all reputable and
2 of them won't even touch the clarinette. One said, "Forget it, those
old clarinets cost more to replace than to buy." The other guy said,
"I won't fix it for you, it's too much work!" THe third wanted $300 bucks.
I've had all this stuff done to other clarinettes before, and it's MAX
$200 of work, and probably more like $100.
What's up? Anybody ever have this problem before? Can I bring
the clarinette directly to buffett-crampon? Like I said, it's old and
needs a cleaning, but otherwise in probably better condition than
my NEW clarinet. YIKES.
HELP.
Rich
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