Klarinet Archive - Posting 000198.txt from 1998/10

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re:reed myths Rico
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:41:36 -0400

Subject: Re: [kl] re:Reed Myths (and how they get started)
You may not have heard right. I am looking at a box of Grand Concert
quarter
strength thick blank reeds. On the back, in small print, it says, "Made in
U.S.A. by Rico International."
Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis
Matt Palasik wrote:
> um rico never made grand concerts in quater strength it was lavoz that
> did when rico bouoght out lavoz they did not choose to use the quater
> strengths
> at least thias is what ive heard

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Yes Rico has always been/owned LaVoz (pronounced Lah Vohz (like hose), not
La Vase as in something you put flowers in). LaVoz is a subdivision of the
Rico corp. Rico corp. is a sister company along with the Buffet, Carl
Fischer Publishing Co., and Steinway (I do remember seeing Steinway, but
may be wrong) - all owned by the Boosey & Hawkes Corp. That is why the
Buffet E-11 Clarinets now comes with a Rico mouthpiece (no longer the
buffet m.p.). They are sister companies.

David Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
http://www.ricoreeds.com/ricoart/blumberg.html

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