Klarinet Archive - Posting 000715.txt from 1996/08

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Greg van Cott's questions about R13 shopping
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 13:03:30 -0400

Oh d**m, just when I thought I had a partial handle on things,
Dan comes along and shatters my notions.

Dan, is the belief that "Brand X is the right clarinet because
it blends in with the other Brand X clarinets in the
orchestra" total malarky? Or is just that the tuning/intonation
is easier to match? Or is there ANY factual basis here? If I
like my brand Y clarinet, and there can be shown to be no
tuning/intonation problems on my brand Y clarinet, am I
justified to tell the conductor or director to take a flying
leap (assuming I can afford to say it)?

Is it all really just emotional baggage?
--
Mark Charette Just trying to avoid yet another
charette@-----.