Klarinet Archive - Posting 000687.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]Hans Moennig's solution the Dark Clarinet Tone
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 18:00:59 -0400

At 10:27 AM 5/15/99 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>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.
>
But where do you draw the line between customization and fixing
deficiencies? Why don't they just sell you a billet of wood and let your
local technician customize it from there? I have said it before, and I am
saying it again, manufacturers MUST provide a correctly playing instrument,
properly regulated and ready to perform in a professional environment
WITHOUT further modification (maybe ***FREE*** minor adjustment, available
on-site at ANY dealer) or they are selling you a bill of goods. Any
modification beyond that point is entirely up to the individual, and is
perfectly OK in my book, but in no way should it be REQUIRED to get a
properly functioning instrument.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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