Klarinet Archive - Posting 000473.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marca reeds
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 14:11:26 -0400

At 11:26 AM 5/10/98 -0500, Neil Leupold wrote:
>On Sun, 10 May 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
>> Remember, Rico is owned
>> by the same company that distributes Buffet clarinets, so they must be
>> good, right?
>
>I assume this to be facetious. Ownership does not necessarily imply
>a direct hand in the process of manufacture. If I remember correctly,
>Rico was not acquired by Boosey until within the last 6 or 7 years,
>and its reed reputation was never very good.
>
Of course it was facetious. Just ask all these Grand Concert Thick Blank
fans if all reeds that are made by Rico are automatically bad. General
Motors makes Cadillacs, but they are also culpable for the Chevette! Even
Rico stumbles across a good batch of cane occasionally.

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