Klarinet Archive - Posting 000374.txt from 1998/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buescher bass clarinet
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:35:03 -0400

At 10:18 PM 6/9/98 -0600, Michael McDonald wrote:
>As the swansong of an out-of-control eBay habit that I have only
>just reined in, I purchased a wooden Buescher bass clarinet. I
>don't know what to expect, and would be interested in getting
>some feedback. Buescher is a respected name in saxophone
>manufacture, of course, but I was rather surprised to learn that
>the company even made clarinets. Do I have any hope of having
>purchased a decent horn? (I do not know the serial number yet,
>by the way.)
>
If it was made after the 1963 takeover of Buescher by Selmer, it may be
similar to the Bundy. I have seen a Buescher Bb clarinet that was
basically identical to a Selmer Signet, with different rings on the joints.

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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