Klarinet Archive - Posting 000597.txt from 1995/09

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.EDU>
Subj: Tony's basset clarinet
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:02:01 -0400

> From: MX%"Robin.Fairbairns@-----.14
> Subj: Re: Tony Pay's basset clarinet

> Dan Leeson writes:
>
> > The bottom line is that Tony's instrument was not a special one-off,
> > but was exactly what was then being advertised in Selmer's
> > catalog.
>
> Tony most definitely _does_ have a `repro' [or whatever one wants to
> call it] instrument that Daniel Bangham made for him. Indeed, IIRC,
> there's a picture of it in the booklet that accompanies his recording
> of K622 (I bought my copy of that recording from Daniel: _he_ doesn't
> think particularly highly of it, but I love it).
>
> OTOH, the only times I've heard Tony in concert, he was playing a
> modern instrument. (One of those times, he was playing K622 -- but
> that was while he was still a student: he was a contemporary here of
> mine.)
>
> Robin

I think we have a miscommunication at several levels. Robin is almost
certainly correct when he indicates that Tony's recording of the Mozart
concerto was made on a period instrument copy. I asked about this in
a posting of several days ago and was told that he used a contemporary
instrument. My comments, therefore, were based on that statement and,
as Robin agrees, Tony has a modern basset clarinet.

So in effect, this entire miscommunication arose when I inquired if he
performed the work on a period instrument (I used the word "original"
in my inquiry) and was told that he was NOT using a period instrument.

Robin, we have no disagreement if this clarification helps.

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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
(leeson@-----.edu)
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