Klarinet Archive - Posting 000876.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] The Best Clarinets
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:52:58 -0400

At 05:24 PM 9/23/98 -0600, Shouryu Nohe wrote:
>The two biggest names in the clarinet business right now are Buffet and
>LeBlanc. Also big, but slightly lesser known are Selmer and Yamaha (if
>Selmer would actually publish prices and models, maybe more people would
>consider playing them)...
>...I have no clue what Selmer makes. Blame them - not me. I have no time to
>hunt down an authorized dealer when I can try Buffets and LeBlancs right
>here and now. I am told, though, that their products are good. If their
>clarinets are anything think their saxes, then they are an option to be
>considered.

Selmer's line is not exactly secret. Try their web page. The reason you
don't notice them being publicised is that you are looking for them in the
mail order catalogues. They do not allow their line to be advertised in
catalogues, as a means of protecting their dealer base. Yamaha has only
recently allowed it, and apparently they don't let them publish prices.
Selmer and Yamaha being just about the biggest instrument manufacturers in
the country, it shouldn't be THAT hard to find dealers in your area!

>The final word? All of these manufacturers make 'the best' clarinet.
>Buffet makes 'the best' clarinet for Shouryu Nohe, Robert Spring, and
>Roger Garret. Leblanc makes 'the best' clarinet for Dee Hays, Chris
>Hoffman, and Nicole Glass. Yamaha makes 'the best' clarinet for John
>Bruce Yeh.
>
You've got it right here! And, for the record, Selmer makes a darned FINE
pro clarinet, several different models, in fact. They play and sound
different from Buffets for sure, but they may still be "the best" for a
given player. I like mine just fine.

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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