Klarinet Archive - Posting 001225.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet choice? What would Judas Play?
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 07:54:20 -0400

At 11:56 PM 5/26/99 EDT, Alvin Swiney wrote:
>
>(quote from Mark Charette): Having visited most of these orchestras,
> and seen the players _playing_ the endorsed clarinet while sitting
> there, makes your words suspect. You are unequivocally stating that
> Larry Combs or John Bruce Yeh are lying to us when they endorse their
> respective brands (since you specifically mention Chicago) - yet I have
> seen them often enough to _know_ that they play publically what they
> endorse. They may play something else _privately_ - but that's another
> story. Please - prove such assertions, don't simply call people
> hypocrites and tell us that these people are lying when they say that
> the clarinet they like at the moment is such and such. In fact, what you
> state above is very insulting towards Tom Ridenour, the
> technician/acoustician who developed the Concerto/Opus. Hey Tom - is
> Larry lying to us???
>
> All of these Great Clarinetist either play or have extensively played
>Buffet R-13 clarinets professionally and that is undisputed FACT!

What all those players (edited out) played in the past is irrelevant. If
they have decided that another brand is better for them now and endorse it,
fine. Mark is concerned that some of them MAY be endorsing Brand A for
money/free merchandise while secretly playing Brand B, which would be
unethical. The question being asked is, "Does this occur?" If accusations
have been made, they were subliminal.

>...... I will close with this story that I witnessed first hand.
>
> I came to the Moennig shop one morning and Mr. Moennig was Hot! I
>knew that he was quite angry because he was speaking German to himself. He
>only did this when he was mad or flustered about a repair dilemma. I asked
>him what was wrong and he pulled out a Life Size Poster of Benny Goodman
>Endorsing a Selmer Clarinet, as he continued cursing in German. I told him
to
>calm down as Mr. Goodman had the right to advertise for Selmer or anyone
>else. So he handed me his magnifying Glass and ask me to examine the
Clarinet
>closely. The clarinet that Benny Goodman was holding with read, "Buffet
>Crampon A Paris". Mr. Moennig then added, "Can you believe that
>!#*#!X!#*!#*!*#!# had the nerve to Pose for a Selmer advertisement while
>holding the Moennig Buffet clarinet that I set up for him. Well, I guess
>everybody has a price."
>
Benny Goodman has been accused of many things, but never in anything I have
ever read was he accused of dishonesty. My guess is that:

a.) it was a typical display of Goodman absent-mindedness, or

b.) (most likely) the mistake was made by some clown at the advertising
agency who was handed a bunch of pictures, chose one he liked, and, not
being a musician, never once cared to LOOK AT the label on the horn! Pure
speculation on my part, sure. I'll be the Selmer people were livid, too!
Those posters are probably worth a bunch now, since I'm sure they had to
destroy them.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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