Klarinet Archive - Posting 000218.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Sax brands
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 06:14:13 -0400

At 08:51 PM 5/5/98 -0500, Ed Lacy wrote:
>Someone might want to correct me on this, but as far as I know, LA Sax
>doesn't manufacture saxophones. I was told by someone who was supposed to
>know that they buy instruments made by someone else and put various kinds
>of glitzy lacquer on them, so in order to know what you are getting, you
>have to compare them to other instruments made by the same manufacturer.

As nearly as I can tell from my close retail association with them, LA Sax
horns are lacquered and assembled in their plant in Barrington, IL. The
parts are from Taiwan. They also sell a line called, ironically,
"Barrington," which is manufactured entirely in Taiwan, but uses the same
design. They are virtually identical in design to E.M. Winston saxes. (I
own a Winston soprano, and I think it was a great buy. It's not a Selmer,
but it didn't cost $3000 either!) I've sold numerous LA and Barrington
sopranos, and have heard no complaints.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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