Klarinet Archive - Posting 000854.txt from 1996/03

From: Hollis Carmouche <hollis@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Benny Goodman endorsing Selmer
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 03:18:55 -0500

At 01:04 PM 3/29/96 -0500, you wrote:

>You believe that? I played on a Selmer for two years, and it was all right
>(for an intermediate-level instrument). I'd venture to guess that Goodman's
>Selmer was far better than those that are made today -- remember, they were
>still hand-making them when he was playing.
>
>I'm convinced that as long as Goodman endoresed Selmer, he played on a
>Selmer. The Selmer Company wouldn't pay a musician for carrying a Buffet
>instrument in a Selmer case. I'll leave it at that -- I have no desire to
>start a Selmer vs. Buffet argument. :)

Get a life, man. I just mentioned this as an anecdote. You obviously do
not know that much about Benny, or else you would realize that this is not
unusual behavior for him. Whether it was true or not is not significant
anyhow. Let's lighten up a little bit around here, huh??