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Re: Simba Clarinet

Author: clarinets1
Date: 2005-08-24 16:11

i fully agree with the comment that brand names are built to take some abuse. as a music store salesperson in the midst of rental season, i have seen my fair share of Instrument Shaped Objects. beginner instruments need to be built like tanks. 90% of children don't realize right away how to properly care for their instruments, therefore a well-made instrument is in order.
service people refuse to work on these instruments because the repair oftentimes falls out of repair. the instrument is returned again, and of course, parents feel that if it wasn't fixed properly the first time they shouldn't be charged the next time. this spirals out of control and the little music store on the corner can't make enough to survive.
perhaps that was a little too "doomsday"-ish, but ya'll get the idea.
on the other hand, perhaps we shouldn't be too overly concerned about this. Wal-Mart does not sell reeds, nor is its staff knowledgeable about any of the instruments they sell. customers will have to visit a music store eventually.
unfortunately, these ISO's also drive the value down of real instruments, losing profit margins for the dedicated businesses. Ebay does the same thing.
in today's world, you get what you pay for.

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