Klarinet Archive - Posting 000771.txt from 1998/07

From: Eugene Chan <de581@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] MY PERSONAL BEST
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 14:53:49 -0400

I'm really an experienced clarinet player, and I haven't tried many
brands myself, but here's what works for me:

REEDS: I personally like Vandoran. Rico's OK. To me, Zonda's the worst.
To me and my friend (who plays clarinet also), we think that Zonda is
good sometimes and bad sometimes. It's like it has it's own mind. It
changes everytime I play. It's not reliable to me. But when it's good, I
personally like it over Vandoren.

METHOD BOOKS: I just bought Rubank. I'm thinking of buying Baermann too.
I think Rubank's pretty good. There are some fingering skills that I've
never tried before, so it's a start.

CLARINETS: I've only tried one: Armstrong. Are they any good?

MUSIC: I like classical music, like Mozart's 622 or emsemble work.

And opinions?

"There is no gene for the human spirit" Genio Chan
- from the 1997 movie, "Gattaca" de581@-----.net
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