Klarinet Archive - Posting 000518.txt from 1998/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Chris's Interpretations
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 08:58:07 -0400

At 12:55 AM 6/15/98 -0600, Shouryu Nohe wrote:
>Chris:
>I mean, I think we can all safely admit that Buffet was promenaded around
>as if there was no other horn to play up till very recently.
>
>No, we certainly can't. To my knowledge, Buffet has NEVER promenaded
>around. It has already been stated by someone else on this list that
>Buffet doesn't even really market compared to other instrument
>manufacturers. Buffet has a reputation that they live up to, that's all
>they ever needed.
>
>They don't claim that they are the only horn. No one I know who plays one
>claims they are the only horn. But I do know of a few people who feel
>that LeBlanc is the only horn and state it quite vehemently, often
>forgetting to mention that it's a matter of personal preference.
>
Read Chris' post again. He says Buffet WAS promenaded around. The Buffet
people themselves didn't do it, just the players. Reading this list, one
gets the impression that if someone showed up for an orchestral audition
playing anything OTHER than a Buffet, they would stare at him like he was
from Mars!

Don't get me wrong. I agree that it indeed IS a matter of personal
preference. But Buffet clearly has the upper hand lately. I play a Selmer
myself and have no intention of changing (I like it's powerful and "dark"
sound), although recent Buffet and Yamaha clarinets I have tried lately are
quite fine (Nothing against Leblanc -- I just haven't played one since the
very nice bass I played in college).

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