Klarinet Archive - Posting 000578.txt from 1998/12

From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] choosing a new clarinet
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 12:32:49 -0500

On 11 Dec 1998 21:17:44 -0500, Kenneth Wolman wrote:
>...
>My girlfriend's kid is learning on a plastic Vito. He's pretty good at it;
>I've played on that horn and it's not as nice-sounding as mine, but it
>sounds good enough, it's been trouble-free, it's well-adjusted, and it
>stays out of the repair shop (except for one recorked mouthpiece).

I think Vitos sometimes get unfairly lumped in with low quality horns. As
section leader in my community band, I get many favorable comments on the
sounds I get from my Vito. It is solid, reliable and consistant. I have not
had a lick of trouble in 25 years.

In fact, I've had messages from a couple of professional players who said that,
although they can't take them to their professional gigs, when they play for
fun, they reach for their Vitos.

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- Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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