Klarinet Archive - Posting 000210.txt from 1994/09

From: "Jay Heiser, Business Development" <jayh@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: African blackwood vs Pl
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:08:13 -0400

-->>. The guitar industry is going thru the
-->>same problem. The makers have experimented with artist quality
-->>laminates and feel that they not only play as well or better than solid
-->>wood, but are more durable. Cheapie guitars are already laminate (plywood),
-->>so of course nobody wants the same material once they've outgrown it.
-->>---------------------------------
-->>Good Point. Although it never took over the industry, the ovation plastic
-->back guitars are still being made. They are often played by artist level
-->players and are not considered student or intermediate quality instruments.
-->******************************************
-->Gerald Evoniuk

Absolutely. Adrian Legg plays an Ovation. They are probably the easiest
'acoustic' guitars to amplify (the old distinction between acoustic &
electric has completely broken down) and are popular with performers
needing amplification w/o an 'electric' sound.

I personally do not like playing Ovations at all. I don't like the sound
and I don't like the feel.

I suspect that I'm prejudiced against them because they are not solid
wood (not really wood at all), but my personal feelings apparently haven't
affected the marketplace. ;-)

I believe that I'd rather have a wooden clarinet, too, although I'd
accept a synthetic bass clarinet (unless I was playing it regularly).
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