Klarinet Archive - Posting 000471.txt from 1995/01

From: Donald Oehler <dloehler@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: G clarinets
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:03:43 -0500

On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Timothy Tikker wrote:

> I heard George play this in a concert of Greek music at the University of
> Oregon here in Eugene just a year ago this month. I saw the instrument,
> but hadn't found out what make it was. George is certainly quite a player!
>
> The only other G I've played is one of the metal Turkish ones, at Lark in
> the Morning's booth at the Seattle Folklife Festival last year. I was
> unimpressed; certainly didn't seem worth the $425 they wanted for it
> (though a better mouthpiece would probably help).
>
> I'll be interested to read how your project develops!
>
Hmmm, if anyone reads this after just reading my previously posted
message re the G clarinet, I got mine in Istanbul for $50 - new, and I am
sure I paid too much. It does have, well, a most interesting sound,
if not a clarinet sound.
D. Oehler