Klarinet Archive - Posting 000761.txt from 1996/08

From: Fernando @-----.NET>
Subj: Re: "old" equipment
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 10:10:35 -0400

Dear Dan, I agree in part with you.
Is real that the word "fine" maybe could show more then you mean.
But, only for you think about, we, in Rio de Janeiro(that I think could be
compare to one American big city like NY or Boston) don't have ANY shop
selling professional clrinets!!!!!
To buy one you have to make a order. It will be available in two
months, and you will pay, for one R-13, more or less
US$4.000,00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mouthpieces?? Only Vandoren's B-45 and B-40. Reeds??? Only Rico,
Vandoren Regular(US$27,00 per box).
In US is easy to order all of you need. Will be in your house on a week.
When I order something from US I have to pay 60% of customers tax.
You sad "how many of us have some really good equipment- mouthpieces,
>ligatures, etc." If you don't use, is because you don't want.

Best
Fernando Silveira
Principal - National Symphony
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

At 07:57 30/08/96 -0400, you wrote:
>David Hattner wrote:
>
>>... Incidentally, I have heard some pretty impressive playing from
>>players from other countries where decent equipment simply isn't
>>available. Sure, once they get access to fine reeds and mouthpieces,
>>they do better,...
>
>I wonder how many of us have some really good equipment- mouthpieces,
>ligatures, etc.- that we have left behind in the search for that perfect
>setup and which could be put to good use by players in less fortunate
>circumstances if we only knew where to send it? A couple of months ago I
>heard, on Performance Today, an interview with an American conductor of,
>I believe, a Ukrainian orchestra. His description of conditions over there
>was wrenching. I was ready to send several boxes of reeds to their
>clarinetists, but an email to Performance Today requesting the conductor's
>address was unanswered. Any interest or ideas along these lines out there?
>
>Dan Oberlin
>
>