Klarinet Archive - Posting 000700.txt from 1998/10

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Signature clarinet
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:58:20 -0400

From: Lisa Clayton <lisakc@-----.com>

>You know, it would be a great service if we had some kind of consumer guide
>to clarinets. An example would be ranking clarinets not by a subjective
>"quality" but by where different models of different clarinets would fall
>in certain categories. For example, categories could be beginner, student,
>intermediate, professional and high-end professional (or other categories
>that make more sense). I know that this has the potential to be somewhat
>controversial, but Sneezy has some great info on beginner clarinets and
>it'd be great to add some info on how to upgrade.

I figure by the time someone needs to upgrade from a beginner's line to an
intermediate/pro line that they'd have some sort of idea what they were
looking for. That's why there isn't much material on Sneezy for
intermediate/advanced players. It took me quite a while before I even wanted
to put Beginner's stuff up.

The other problem lies with marketing hype. Besides marketing blurbs and
staining, I'd be really hard pressed to find any difference at all between
the Concerto and Opus. Which one rates higher if price is no guideline?

Cheers,
Mark Charette@-----.org

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