Klarinet Archive - Posting 001209.txt from 1999/05

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? DON'T BUY A NEW ONE!
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 02:23:45 -0400

Rager,
In a properly moderated list, the following statement from Alvin would
have been rejected out of hand without concrete proof or at least
verifiable personal knowledge and disclosure:

> ......But wait! An even better question is: How many of today's
Orchestral
> legends from major symphonies such as Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
> Chicago, Etc. are still in possession of these proven Buffet
Clarinets, play
> on these older instruments, but yet hypercritically endorse other
brands such
> as Selmer, Yamaha and Leblanc due to financial gain???????? That is
the
> question you should be asking!

The implication here is pretty heavy - that some of the players in these
great symphonies endorse for financial gain only. I want to know _who_
they are. In the case of Chicago, you've provided more names as
endorsees - I only know of 2 official ones . If any of the four in
Chicago endorse one but play regularly - not on an occasional gig - a
different clarinet, I think that we and the sponsor should know about
it, especially after a statement like this. I couldn't find J. Laurie
Bloom's or Greg Smith's name on the Buffet Artists' page
(http://www.boosey.com/mi/artists/buffetart.html) so I don't really know
if they are official endorsees - we're talking financial gain here. If I
remember correctly, I was told that Buffet artists get free clarinets
and service, but very little in the way of real money. I could have
been lied to, of course ...

I _am_ asking the question as posed above. Who is endorsing for
financial gain only?
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Mark Charette@-----.org

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