Klarinet Archive - Posting 000305.txt from 1999/06

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Symposium
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:58:13 -0400

At 10:01 AM 6/8/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Roger -
>Did you try the Patricola clarinets? How about the new Grand Concert
>soprano clarinet reeds?
>Thanks,
>Marty Marks

Muncie Winds had Patricolas - I felt that they played reasonably well. The
Rosewood was nice! I would not personally recommend the instruments -
because of my philosophy of moving from a student grade horn such as the
Evette, or E-11, or Yamaha 24, or Vito (which by the way played much better
than the old Vitos I remember!) to a pro line horn. I consider the
Patricola to be in the intermediate range in terms of the way the play.
Just my opinion - others may vary in like/dislike.

I didn't try the new Grand Concert soprano reeds - I didn't see samples
available. But, I did bring home a tube of their cane and a partially cut
blank - all from their reject pile. Pretty good cane for reject!

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Concert Band/Symphonic Winds/Titan Band
Advisor, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
Office: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3411

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