Klarinet Archive - Posting 000882.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]Hans Moennig's solution the Dark Clarinet Tone
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 19:23:26 -0400

At 07:58 AM 5/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Bill H.,
>I'm a bit confused. Leblanc had Tom Ridenour redesign their line, and
>ended up with the Opus/Concerto. Now, the clarinets were redesigned by
>Tom to produce, for one thing, a more even scale. That implies that the
>older models other have a less even scale.
>
>They also charge more for their "fixed" models than they do for the
>older designs. Now, why is the venom reserved for Buffet? Leblanc did
>exactly the same thing - offering "new, improved" models for a higher
>price. They're still doing it with their "new, improved" Symphonie VII -
>it's advertised as being better than the Opus.
>
But aren't they truly redesigned, rather than just "fixed?" And are their
older designs still the de facto flagships of the line? I have no "venom"
for Buffet, just puzzlement.

>I personally take all the advertising hype with great big blocks of
>salt. When I need or want (I'll probably want way before I need!) a new
>clarinet I'll buy the best one I can afford that suits me.
>
Precisely. But find the one that suits YOU, not the one recommended by a
friend of your Uncle Ned or the advertising that says so-and-so is the best.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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