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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-05-28 05:02
why would this put fear into you. I think he did an excellent job is telling you about what he is selling. I'm not in the market for a bundy, but this sounds like an excellent seller.
peace
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-05-28 05:53
J is merely telling us that his horn is reliable because he overhauled it and others' are not because they didn't. He's promoting himself. That's not against eBay guidelines. It's up to the bidder to decide if the seller is telling the truth :|
What do you think?
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Author: Wes
Date: 2002-05-28 06:27
The list price of this clarinet is $670, from the WW&BW. $220 is not unreasonable for a clarinet like this with a complete overhaul.
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Author: Carol
Date: 2002-05-28 08:12
bob gardner wrote:
> why would this put fear into you. I think he did an excellent job is telling you about what he is selling.
Bob,
Looking back over the auction, I pretty much agree with you. However, I found the following statement kind of interesting:
"The clarinet is a wind instrument. This means that someone has been blowing into it. The pads absorb the saliva. Do you really want yourself or your child playing an instrument which has a strangers saliva inside?"
This is what struck me the most when I first read the auction. It sounded to me like he was trying to scare you into buying this clarinet. However, after thinking about it a bit, I began to wonder if there is some truth to this statement. Is it possible to actually catch something from the pads?
While I would always sanitize a mouthpiece, I don't know if it is possible to sanitize a pad. If there is a risk of catching something, how great is the risk? What kinds of things could you catch? Would organisms live longer on certain types of pads, such as leather, cork, bladder pads, etc.?
What about a clarinet that has been sitting for a long time? Can things grow on the pads, on the wood, or in the case?
Perhaps others can shed some light here.
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Author: IHL
Date: 2002-05-28 10:22
more condensed water vapour than saliva. Not too much to worry about. It's the mouthpiece that you should really be careful of, imo.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-05-28 13:30
You're not exactly using the insrument like a straw, and sucking stuff into your mouth past the pads.
Heck! I play at least 500 unsterilized clarinets per year, using my mouthpiece that sits around in the germy open air all day.
BTW any process that "sterilizes" a clarinet will probably do serious damage to it.
"Sanitizing" will leave some major nasties behind if they are there.
Get used to it.... we live in a sea of dangerous organisms and our bodies are very good at dealing with them. Within reason, the more you sterilize your environment the lower your resistance becomes. An over-sterile environment for children is even being touted as a possible precursor to asthma.
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-05-28 14:47
That would make sense.
I think that the major "fear factor" is how this seller brings up so many negative points about other sellers. He has "caveat emptor" tatooed in bright red letters on his forehead, I'm sure.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-05-29 04:27
In my previous reply to Carol, above, I asked 'What do you think'?
After the many other interesting replies I'd like to add my thought on the subject:
All the repair people I choose to associate with do not go around tootin' their own horns They don't need to. And, they don't need to go to eBay to find work.
Hahahahaha! This guy's funny.
I agree with Carol. I'd be very reluctant, not quite fearful though, to buy a horn from a blowhard :|
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-05-29 04:28
Carol: if everone had your concer nobody would ever sell a used anything. You pay the price and take the risk.
Blow out not in.
bob
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Author: Carol's Friend
Date: 2002-05-29 05:38
I am sad to report that Carol will no longer be posting on the B-Board. It seems she purchased one too many used clarinet off eBay which led to her premature death. The official cause of death is listed as: "Clarinet Cooties". God's speed Carol.
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Author: ron b
Date: 2002-05-29 14:53
Dear Carol's Friend -
Thank you for informing us of Carol's premature and unexpected exit. Will there be a Memorial Service?
Oh, what a sad state of affairs :(
Auctionbiddingfever has overtaken a number of close acquaintances I've known over the years. Most recover, more or less, to a semblance of their former relatively sane selves. Some even continue to simulate total sanity for a number of years. It's always heartbreaking, however, to learn of one's demise or total derangement over the malady.
Clarinetcooties, I understand, can sometimes be effectively treated if recognized in the early stage. If allowed to go unchecked... well, lookit this, what happend to our beloved Carol. Ahhh, the CC's. I hope it wasn't too unbearably painful.
Did she leave any parting last words, a statement of hope, a glimmer of encouragement to those susceptible to the ailment?
My sincere condolences to family and friends. Carol will be sorely missed....
Remorsefully,
a fellow Clarinetcootiehater!
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Author: Sandra F. H.
Date: 2002-05-30 14:13
If you really want to catch clarinet cooties, store your clarinet in a wet basement for a minimum of one year without opening the case. Be sure to carefully place the instrument into the case after playing on a humid day without swabbing, and to get really lucky don't swab out the mouthpiece either and leave the reed on the mouthpiece when storing. Oh, and don't forget to place the cap onto the mouthpiece neatly and tightly. (I've seen some of these on ebay.)
Actually, I've purchased a number of clarinets on ebay. Sometimes I've overpaid--sometimes I've gotten lucky--sometimes I've purchased real "duds".
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