Klarinet Archive - Posting 000476.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marca reeds
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 14:53:09 -0400

On Sun, 10 May 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 11:26 AM 5/10/98 -0500, Neil Leupold wrote:
> >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.

Bill Hausmann responded:
> 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.

Excellent points........Rico makes very good reeds.....for all levels. I
would very much like to purchase some of their cane in the tube! When I
was at Michigan, John Mohler tried for several years to convince Rico to
sell cane by the tube as an option for those who wish to make their own
reeds.......the cane is of very high quality.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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