Klarinet Archive - Posting 000678.txt from 1999/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl]Hans Moennig's solution the Dark Clarinet Tone
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 11:27:14 -0400

On Sat, 15 May 1999, Mark Charette wrote:
> I'm not excusing any manufacturer from making an inferior product, but
> if we keep buying them, they'll keep making them. You might want to
> start looking at non-mainstream products and see if they'll suit you -
> but expect to pay more. Rossi, Eaton, Fox, etc.

And isn't that a telling point? Cost of a top of the line clarinet (as
has been mentioned before - many times on this list) is very inexpensive
compared to the cost of other instruments. A brand new mid-line cello
costs $20,000 minimum.

I just don't think it is unreasonable that clarinet makers let the
consumer decide how much customization to do to an instrument to allow it
to meet their needs - they actually pass those savings to us. Better to
do it later than undo something (if it is undoable) and redo it in a
different way to meet a different need.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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