Klarinet Archive - Posting 000938.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jupiter saxes [was RE: [kl] The Best Clarinets]
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 21:36:26 -0400

At 11:40 AM 9/24/98 -0400, Mitch Bassman wrote:
>Wow! Some consistently strong opinions about the poor quality of Jupiter
>(brand) saxophones:...
>...This past spring I borrowed a Jupiter soprano sax (model JPS 547) from a
>colleague to play in a show: _Crazy for You_, Reed One Book, piccolo,
>flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax. At the time (the middle of May) I
>had some discussions on the sax list about the borrowed instrument. And, by
>the way, someone on the sax list confirmed that Jupiter saxes are made in
>Taiwan.
>
I did not mean to suggest that, just because they are made in Taiwan, they
are inferior. L.A. Saxes are assembled here of Taiwanese parts, and their
Barrington line is made entirely there. The Barrington sopranos are one of
the best price/quality deals in the business. My own (Taiwanese) E.M.
Winston soprano, bought to be a toy anyway, is entirely satisfactory for
the limited purposes it serves (the occasional pit orchestra, etc.). Now
if only the CHINESE could learn how to do it...

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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