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Re: Ethics of asking for funds for reeds

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2017-04-29 17:31

I don't see it as an ethical issue. I don't see it being a problem for a non-profit to provide its volunteers with tools necessary to do their jobs, but it MAY open the door for every other musician to ask for costs, and could end up drying up the fund if they try to be fair and buy EVERYONEs reeds, mouthpieces, pay for repairs on their horns, etc.

I don't know your financial situation, but take a look at your expenditures and see how you can start budgeting saving for reeds in the future.

In the meantime, bum reeds off folks like people bum cigarettes, and when you DO save up enough $$$ for reeds, protect those babies well, and yes, I also agree that you should consider the more expensive, but MUCH longer lasting legere european reeds. I've got two of them that are going on about 8 months and they still play great and satisfy everything I need to play (I rotate through five total, the newest one being 4 months old)

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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