Author: lmliberson
Date: 2021-01-03 23:31
Hi Dan,
Actually, I not so sure that what a review means to you is much different, at all, than it is to me. I certainly don’t disagree as to what you have to say here.
It’s just that you, perhaps, are a bit more cautious in that you look for a consensus before you jump. That’s fine but it’s simply how you choose to approach things. And it’s a smart way to proceed.
I’m just as simply looking at how one represents themselves in any review they might post. And, of course, any review is totally subjective, right? (Correct me if I’m wrong, but the reviewers panned Tschaikovsky’s 5th Symphony...I think we’ve seen past that, eh? 😂). Hopefully, the reader is smart enough to recognize this subjectivity.
What I have unfortunately seen here - and from some of my own students over the years - is their gut and rash reactions to a gushing (perhaps undeserved?) review. And, just as unfortunately, it often costs them big $$$. Perhaps if that desired added context was present in these reviews, some forethought might also be present before those so inclined would part with their money!
Anecdotally, if my feeble memory serves me correctly, I used to buy reeds for fifteen cents apiece and a Vandoren mouthpiece ran around 15-20 bucks. I bought a Kaspar mouthpiece for $20.00 and one of his ligatures for $5.00! I guess I’m showing my age?
That’s a far cry from nearly a thousand dollars for a custom mouthpiece and half that for a barrel today. Heck, my first Buffet clarinet cost my parents less than $200.00 - and, believe me, that was a stretch!
If we are, indeed, some sort of a community here, let’s do all we can to help each other reach our goals. Not to beat a dead horse but, again, context helps.
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