Klarinet Archive - Posting 000971.txt from 1995/10

From: marcus leonard jordan <marjorda@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Professional Level Clarinets
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 14:41:43 -0400

On Wed, 25 Oct 1995, Elizabeth Morgenroth wrote:

> I know of a clarinet professor who I believe owns Howarth clarinets--James
> Jones teaches at Wichita State University and also plays in the Wichita
> Symphony. Although it isn't New York or Chicago, Wichita is a decent Symph,
> and Dr(?) Jones has a very good studio.
>
> I spoke with my teacher about it, and he supposed that Jim was getting
> kickbacks from the company, but who knows?
> E. Morgenroth
>
I graduated from Wichita State University and studied with Dr. Jones. I
don't believe he is getting kickbacks from Howarth. He is very impressed
with the instruments consistantly dark tone through the entire range and
its good pitch tendencies. I know of two of my friends, still studing
with Dr. Jones, who have also been impressed with the horns and have
purchased sets. However, I remain unconvenenced that they have produced
a horn to match the Buffet Prestige. I don't know of anyone here at
Indiana Un. who has tried a Howarth. An oboe friend of mine tried a
Howarth oboe and complained that yes it had a dark tone and good
intonation, however, the horn resisted producing the "spin" on a given
note to make it travel in a hall. I don't know if the clarinets suffers
from this as well, but Dr. Jones has no problem sending his sound to the
back of a hall.

MARC