Klarinet Archive - Posting 000558.txt from 1998/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet for Above beginner but rusty; restore metal
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 11:14:28 -0500

At 09:41 AM 12/13/98 -0600, Dee Hays wrote:
>Stay away from the chinese imports (Lark, etc). The vast majority marketed
>by UMI aren't great either (Artley, Jupiter, Conn these days). For the
>prices you can get one from the four makers listed above.
>
Unless there has been a very recent merger, and I doubt it, Jupiter is
completely unrelated to UMI. UMI sells clarinets under the Artley and
Armstrong names these days, but not Conn any more. Other that that, I
agree with you.

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