Posted by: clariniano on: July 18, 2009
First, I often need something on short notice, especially if I get a student who wants to meet right away. (Especially early beginning materials for the instruments I teach) The staff get to know you–at one of the music stores they rarely have to ask for my name or phone number to save on purchases. [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: May 25, 2009
School-owned instruments are often in in poor shape, if not downright horrendous. They often have missing or loose screws, poor key alignment, deteriorating pads, broken cork tenons, sticky valves, dents, among other problems. Most schools generally fix problems only once a year, and then it often takes a relatively long time to get the instrument [...]
