Klarinet Archive - Posting 000276.txt from 1994/04

From: Jordan Selburn <jselburn@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Greetings
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 10:28:23 -0400

On Thu, 28 Apr 1994, Christopher Zello wrote:

> You run i an instrument sales business don't you, Mr. Fobes?

He's also a phenomenal repairman.

> I have a question for you and anyone else who may know:
> I colleague of mine just bought a new Buffet e-flat clarinet.
> It is a regular r-13 model, he just went up to the factory today
> and got this horn. I see tht that the bodies now come in
> TWO pieces. He said that Buffet has trouble finding bodies
> of wood that are good which are long enough. Is this the case?
>
I can't imagine that this is the case; after all, the lower joint of a bass
clarinet has to be about the same length as an Eb. It is probably just a
matter of cost - if not, they're going to have real trouble making
basses.

> Christopher Zello en444@-----.edu >

Jordan