Klarinet Archive - Posting 000873.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] The Best Clarinets
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:33:14 -0400

At 06:03 PM 9/23/98 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>Could be . . . I have a friend who is a fine flute player, who insists that
>his Jupiter is a great flute.
>
>Apparently, Jupiter doesn't really exist--it's a brand that is stamped on
>instruments made by a variety of companies. If the same people make that
>clarinet as make the flute, it could very well be a good horn. If it's made
>by the people who make the saxophones, on the other hand, I suppose it would
>be a good axe handle or something . . .
>
I don't know exactly where Jupiter instruments come from really, whether
one company or more. But we ORDER them from one company, and the ones we
get are stamped Taiwan. Locally, the flutes and low brass have a good
reputation, and the brasses in particular are relatively inexpensive. Our
brass repair tech says their student trumpets are just as good as the major
brands in terms of material and workmanship. We don't carry the clarinets
and saxophones, but with Selmer, Yamaha and L.A. Sax we don't see the need,
and haven't heard really good reports anyway.

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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