Klarinet Archive - Posting 000566.txt from 1998/08

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 17 Aug 1998 20:15:01 -0000 Issue 400
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:39:13 -0400

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998 Felix1297@-----.com wrote:
> We did change the process and ad high tech tooling to reach the highest
> quality and consictency but we certainly not change to make it worst.Like you
> said it is the opinion of one personn and I encourage every one to go to the
> Factory if they are in France and I think they will see that we are still
> caring about making good instruments.It is always easy to say thing like this
> instead of trying to find out if the weather is not worst than before,If the
> treatments musicians give to the intruments is not harder than before,If the
> fact that now it is easier to go from place to place easier with flight and
> other great transpotation solution all over the world couldn't have something
> to do woith it too.I respect Mr Brannen a lot fom what I have heard about him
> I never had chance to meet with him,but it is easy to say that manufacture try
> to make bad instrument and sale it at a very high price.I am woodwind
> instruments maker since I am 15 years old (I turned 31 this month):-(. and I
> learned with Masters who tought me the old way and the respect of the
> tradition.Every one at Buffet and at the other compagnies I worked at are that
> way they CARE.It is not only a job it is a tradition and a passion.We are
> proud of the instruments we are making they are part of us and this nobody can
> take it away.

Francois - Thanks for the clarification regarding what was changed. I
have visited Libertyville and seen the care - I agree with you completely.
I play Buffet clarinets precisely because of the quality and concern for
that quality. I remind the list of my experiences with Leblanc over a
basset horn and who ended up helping me with that difficulty!

I only mentioned Bill Brannen's opinion because it was relevant to the
conversation........but I do not necessarily agree with his point.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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