Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 1997/11

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Buffet International
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 18:19:14 -0500

Roger Garrett wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Dee Hays wrote:
> >
> > While the R-13 is a good instrument, it will not suit everyone. The main
> > things that the R-13 has going for it are it's publicity and widespread
> > availability.
>
> And the quality of sound, and the quality of intonation, and the
> projection without lack of resonance, and quality of mechanism (following
> a Brannenization), etc......
>
> I have mentioned before that I have tried all of the Leblanc line, all of
> the Selmer line (except the most recent....last year or so), and the
> Yamaha line. Buffet competes well with all of them......not just in
> publicity and widespread availability.
>
> Roger Garrett

And they all compete well with the Buffet. Actually my point was that the
major professional horns are indeed comparable (with some being more widely
known) and for anyone to say that "XYZ" is the best is simply not true. A
given brand may be best for a certain person but for that person to then state
it is the best for everyone is simply being naive.

Dee Hays
deerich@-----.net
Canton, SD