Klarinet Archive - Posting 000061.txt from 1998/02

From: Jennifer Rose McKenna <jrm0013@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Noblets
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:29:07 -0500

I am very disappointed that my comment has sparked such a sore in the side of this
list. Please keep in mind that I made no personal attacks at anyone on this list. But much of
the mail that I have received has been much to that point (Jack and Shouryn). Everyone is
entitled to their own opinion; weather mine does not agree with yours or not is not the point,
you can simply say that you do not agree without crossing over the line. And to answer to your
question Josh, i was a sophomore in highschool when i traveled to a music shop in Canton
Massachusetts and tried 4 noblet bass clarinets and 1 Selmer Bass clarinet, and not at all to
my surprise i obviously found the PROFFESIONAL level Selmer to be easier to play and with a
better tone than all 4 noblets. January my Senior year in high school I traveled into Boston to
Rayburn music and tried 12 clarinets- 2 selmers, 2 LeBlancs, 2 noblet 45's, 1 Buffet e-11 (the
brand on which i was already playing) and 5 Buffet r-13's (on which i decided) of course i
found the Leblancs and Buffets the easiest to produce the best tone on, with the Noblets being
on the botton of the ladder. So i think it is unfair to say that my comments are not founded,
all of the instruments that i tried that day were brand new. I had experience with a Noblet
Bass clarinet also,i was estatic when my high school received a wood bass clarinet, from what I
imagined to be the dumpster, and my high school has always been much more responsible than
most. (For any of you who know of it, I went to Foxboro High School which is noted for it's
jazz program;although i am not a jazz major at UNT; which is also the same high school that won
the Duke Ellington jazz festival, at the Lincoln Center last May, and won $5000 for the
program) so the bass clarinet that i recieved was not in bad shape, but in poor quality to
begin with. I would never substitute a Noblet for the Buffet that i have now, and for those of
you that would, i am not one to say, but from my point of view they are not worth the effort
that it took me to try and get a go sound on. and yes i had a good set up at the time (Vandoren
r13 and bonade inverted ligature) so i knew what i had to choose when i was testing them. And
to Shouryn, i never said that i was good, certainly by standards here at unt i have a long way
to go, but i do not appreciate having that personal attack, i know alot of people on this list
are very good, Roger and Fred Jacobowitz just to name a few, i am sorry if i offended anyone,
but many of your actions in response to mine were uncalled for. I am sorry if i broke any
rules, but it may be good to post those rules.

jennifer mckenna
jrm0013@-----.edu
university of north texas
clarinet concentration/music ed major

p.s. YES, I am bragging.

   
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