Klarinet Archive - Posting 001203.txt from 1999/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 02:23:39 -0400

On Wed, 26 May 1999, Mark Charette wrote:
> He stated directly Chicago . I know of 4 players there - Combs, Yeh,
> Smith, and Bloom. 2 of those I know to endorse clarinets:
> Combs - Leblanc
> Yeh - Yamaha

Right. Do you know of any other players in Chicago who are endorsees? By
the way, Bloom endorses Buffet. Are there any others, including some
you have not mentioned above that might endorse instruments that you are
not aware of?

> I don't believe Bloom or Smith endorse a clarinet company presently.
> Since he stated Chicago directly, I must come to the conclusion that
> either Yeh or Combs is a hypocrite. No jump on the conclusion, just
> following logic.

Smith also endorses Buffet. Go figure.

> Here I jumped a little. If Alvin is referring to Combs, then the above
> applies. If he's referring to Yeh, then he'd be insulting Kadzuo Fujii,
> the player who was the primary instigator of the CS and SE series.

If......please give us the evidence. Otherwise, it is supposition. And
nothing bugs me more than a person deciding, based on flimsy evidence,
that they can conclude something and post it to everyone. I hope I'm
wrong on this one.

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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