Klarinet Archive - Posting 001289.txt from 1998/05

From: TONY AND STACY STONE <stone@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic?/the big 3
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 19:53:55 -0400

It's obvious I started something! (Sorry!) But I sure have learned a lot!
Thanks!

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 04:48 PM 5/26/98 -0500, Ed Lacy wrote:
> >On Mon, 25 May 1998, Roger Garrett wrote:
> >
> >> Buffet, Selmer, and Leblanc. Yamaha is a close fourth.
> >
> >This is certain to start WW III! My list is a little different. I think
> >it would be useful to ask how many players in major symphony orchestras
> >are playing Selmers. I suspect it is not very many. To me, Selmer makes
> >some good instruments which are ideal for certain specialized uses. I own
> >a Buffet, but when I play shows or double clarinet in a jazz band, I
> >always wish I were playing Selmer.
> >
> >So, the bottom line is, my big three would be Buffet, Yamaha and LeBlanc,
> >in order of my estimate as to the frequency with which they are chosen for
> >use by orchestral players.
> >
> >Fire away! ;-)
> >
> Well, if you limit the discussion to recent orchestral players only, you
> may be right. But by your own admission you would rather play a Selmer for
> jazz and shows. Those of us who play primarily in bands and shows are
> probably a larger overall group. Yamaha is the "Johnny-come-lately" to the
> clarinet business, and that is why they are #4. Remember: GM, Ford, and
> Chrysler are the Big Three of automobiles, regardless of HOW MUCH you like
> your Honda Accord!
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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