Klarinet Archive - Posting 000044.txt from 1996/09

From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: Rossi Clarinets
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 02:26:04 -0400

Starr,

Although, I am not fortunate enough to have been able to buy the coco bolo
wood Rossi clarinet that I tried for about 3 weeks I have found some great
innovations. You never have to worry about the bridge getting messed up
because the clarinet body is in one piece. The crows foot is resigned so you
can adjust it with a screw driver. Rossi provides a screw driver made from
the same piece of wood as the clarinet. The tone holes are embedded with
plastic (I believe) to insure exact intonation and arrest tone hole checking
and cracking. The left hand c# key is moved up to not absorb water. The
grain was outstanding on the instrument. The case was long and slim. I
found it to be an astounding clarinet.

The clarinet I tried was in the 200's serial number range. Jonathan Cohler
was right in the $3000.00 figure. Meridian Winds of East Lansing, MI. is a
dealer. I don't know if he sold the one he had in stock.

Best Regards,

Mike Moors

At 10:18 PM 9/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Starr,
>
>I have played on Rossi's for roughly three years now, having played on
>Buffet R13s for the prior 20+ years. From the first five minutes of
>playing on the Rossi instruments, it became plainly obvious to me that they
>are in a class by themselves.
>
>The numerous technical innovations that Luis has made, coupled with the
>painstaking workmanship and personal adjustment that Luis invests in every
>single instrument that he makes results in great instruments every time.
>
>They have superior and even resonance throughout the range of the
>instrument, a "darker" sound (for Dan Leeson -- that means lower average
>cutoff frequency) than the R13, far superior intonation, an excellent key
>design, and they are beautiful to look at.
>
>They are available in three different woods: black wood, cocobolo, and
>rosewood. They are available with three different bores: American
>(supposedly like the R13), French, and English. He offers a few options on
>the keys, too. He sells A and Bb clarinets only at present.
>
>I believe the current price is around $3,000. There are a few resellers in
>the United States that have been mentioned previously on this list although
>I cannot recall their names/numbers. You can always contact Luis Rossi
>directly at:
>
> Guillermo Franke 2390
> Nunoa, Santiago 11
> CHILE
> 011-56-22-743-170 (phone and fax)
>
>He only makes two or three instruments per month so there is no doubt a
>substantial waiting list. Although his resellers may have a few
>instruments in stock.
>
>FYI, unlike many instrumentalists who endorse Leblanc, Buffet, Yamaha,
>Selmer, etc. (and whose pictures you see adorning their advertisements), I
>am not paid a penny by Luis Rossi, nor do I receive any free instruments or
>special discounts from him.
>
>Good luck.
>
>-----------------
>Jonathan Cohler
>cohler@-----.net
>
>
>>
>>Sean Talbot mentioned that you might know a lot about Rossi clarinets.
>>I am interested in your opinion of them, the cost, and if there is
>>anywhere in the USA that they can be tried. Thanks for any information
>>that you may have.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Starr Schaftel Wayne
>
>

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