Klarinet Archive - Posting 001319.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Plastic?/the big 3
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 05:37:41 -0400

At 05:19 PM 5/26/98 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>...Methinks that Buffet tool the market for so many years for 2 simple
reasons.
>First, they were cheaper--the street price for Selmers has always seemed to
>be about 20-30% more. Second, the R-13 was a true revolution in
>design--much more stable tone and intonation.
>
>As more and more performers switched to the R-13, their students wanted them
>too. So, until fairly recently, the Buffet was the "only" horn to
>play--unless of course you played something else.
>
At the time I bought my Selmer Series 10, I didn't care for the Buffet --
something didn't feel right to me about the keyworks. As of my last
experience with them, I consider the R-13 to be at least the equal of my
Selmer, definitely different, but equal. Leblanc was considered the
also-ran back then. And at that time (1973) it would have been "Yama-who?"

>2 final thoughts. IMHO, the mouthpiece is far more important than the brand
>of horn. I would gladly keep my Johnston and trade for any of the big
>3-1/2, rather than have to switch mouthpieces.
>
No argument here.

>Second, all of the big 3-1/2 can point to endorsers who sound terrific--and
>so can Boosey & Hawkes, Peter Eaton, Patricola, Rossi and the other draft
>picks to be named later. Perhaps knowing how to drive the thing is at least
>as important.
>
AMEN!

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