Klarinet Archive - Posting 001075.txt from 1999/07

From: "Ed Wojtowicz" <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] sax problems
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 02:17:26 -0400

I agree, the VII's are great instruments. I have had one for years. Many
classical players that I have known love these horns. You can get a really
full tone. The good point about the fact that these never caught on is that
you can find used ones for great prices.

Ed

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>From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>

> That said, BUY THE VII. I think they are GREAT horns and it is a
> crying shame that they got such a bad reputation. The real story is that
> when Selmer finally decided to cater to the classical players (a BIG
> mistake) instead of their jazz/pop base of support, they brought out the
> VII. It was a tad darker than the VI, had more evenly-spaced finger pads
> (which were more comfortable for people playing awkward classical
> passages) and tuned much more accurately than the VI. So jazzers didn't
> know WHAT to think. They were uncomfortable with the new finger layout,
> the tuning seemed all off to them and they couldn't bend the pitches as
> much. They deserted it in droves to buy the Yamaha, which was a VI clone.
> And Selmer hasn't really recovered its marketshare.
>

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