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 Re: Why clarinets so expensive now
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2023-02-25 20:20

I purchased a barrel from Martin Freres at a point before they discovered markup. They charged $40 to custom turn a barrel out of an exotic wood. When I received it, they had also sent along a gift of one of their ligatures which looked like a BG Revelation only the pouch was real leather and the interior of the ligature was also lined with real leather.


hmmmmm


A few years later when I went back to the website to order another bargain barrel, they were selling for $400.00 dollars.


HOWEVER, I'd like to take the tack that companies are entitled to make enough profit to stay in business and continue to provide quality made merchandise. In a world where a dozen eggs now costs close to $8.00 an $8,000 clarinet doesn't sound so bad. The OTHER way to look at the situation is that for only a few thousand dollars more one can wait seven years to get a hand tooled clarinet from Wurlitzer or Gerold.......and avoid the "quality issues."


Yes, you can always charge more for something that is not worth the price, but you CANNOT make something great for cheap money. Quality materials and the man hours of craftsmanship come with a price.




..............Paul Aviles
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