4 Comments

1. 
   patti with an i

   March 11, 2011 at 7:07 pm

   I know nobody has thousands of dollars sitting around burning a hole in their pockets these days… but a student oboe? “So expensive?” They should thank their lucky stars she didn’t pick a string instrument. My good bow, which isn’t the only one I have to own, was insured for more than the fanciest Loree it’s possible to buy, last time I looked.
2. 
   Patty

   March 11, 2011 at 7:53 pm

   Yeah, I’m always having to explain to parents that our instrument is a LOT less expensive than some! We get off easy when it comes to that. If they want to whine it should be about reeds!
3. 
   patti with an i

   March 12, 2011 at 9:41 am

   I am eternally grateful that I don’t have to make my own strings or rehair my own bows or something! That’s worth a good deal of the difference, come to think of it…
4. 
   Patty

   March 13, 2011 at 11:16 pm

   Heck, if I didn’t have to deal with reeds WHAT the heck would I whine about, hmm? So I’ll deal. 🙂

   (And I do feel badly about how much you all have to pay for your instruments and bows!)