Klarinet Archive - Posting 000186.txt from 1997/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Student Level Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:40:40 -0500

At 04:42 PM 12/4/97 -0700, Shouryu wrote:
>The only piece of advice that I can offer concerning student level sticks
>is...
>
> DO _NOT_ PURCHASE A VITO!!!
>
>It will severely p*ss off your teacher...Right, Dr. Borchert? ^_^
>
I have not heard of problems with Vito, but definitely do NOT buy an
Artley! Unless you like throat tones about a semitone sharp. It is also
the only plastic clarinet that has a problem with cracking! (Not apocryphal
-- I have seen two of them myself, and our repair tech says he has repaired
others. The cracks develop near the thumb hole.)

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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