After all these years he knows to just expect it.
Then this afternoon we were following up on a lead on a trombone to purchase for David. And guess what? We got it!!
We got this bad boy for 75% of it's retail value. It's only 3 years old. The story is that the seller's parents bought this trombone his senior year in high school and once he graduated he never touched it. And the seller is a current WWU student and tuition is due soon so he was rather motivated and I pretty much gave him his asking price as he lowered it by $100 from his Craigslist price. In our family the kids all pay for 1/2 of their instrument - they need to have a vested interested in it as well. The only one we haven't figured out what to do with their instrument is Amber. Have you seen the price of a bassoon?!?!?!
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That is a really good idea about having them pay half. I might use that in the future... distant future!
Great deal! I really like the idea of having your kids pay 1/2 of the "upgrade" instrument. Maya started band and her teacher wanted us to get her a 2000.00 clarinet. We did not do this. Maybe I should've asked the band director to pitch in half! David looks so grown-up!
That's crazy Jen!! For a beginner clarinet especially. A student model will be just fine. And bless you for letting her choose the clarinet - that was the one instrument I banned. Maybe it was because our neighbor would through their kid outside to practice - boy it was painful!! You and John are fabulous!!!
Ok, so I had to google bassoon's and look at their prices. The prices vary a lot, but even at their best, OHMYGOODNESS! Um... wow!
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