Instruments were in poor condition and few repairmen were available; one oboist was asked for a cat in exchange for a repair, as the starving repairman had already eaten several.
Os instrumentos estaban en malas condicións e había poucos reparadores dispoñibles; a un oboísta pedíuselle un gato a cambio dunha reparación, xa que o reparador famento xa comera varios.