Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 1994/10

From: Timothy Tikker <tjt@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Other woods
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 02:48:09 -0400

On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Lorne G Buick - Music TA wrote:

> I've been playing rosewood clarinets by Luis Rossi for about four years
> now. They are superb instruments- I've found them easier to play in tune
> than any other clarinets I've played, and I love the flexibility of tone
> they have. It's a centered tone with lots of volume and colour, dark but
> not lacking in brilliance, of course subject to mouthpiece choice and
> playing style.

Yes - that's the builder I had in mind.

Last week I saw a rosewood clarinet at a local store. The make was "Pan
American", or some such, dstributed by Conn. I haven't tried it yet.
Anyone know anything about these?