Klarinet Archive - Posting 000902.txt from 1999/09

From: robert shaw <theshaws@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Vote for the Best Clarinet
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 14:21:52 -0400

I believe Rick was asking for personal replies, hence his e-mail address in his
request.

mark weinstein wrote:

> That should read "Weiner Music" and WW&BW (Woodwind & Brasswind)
>
> Catalogues I am familiar with are ::
>
> Muncy Winds
> International Music Suppliers (IMS)
> Woodwind & Brasswind (W&BW)
> Weiner Music
> J L Smith & Co.
>
> I have never done business with Interstate, but I have heard of them.
>
> mw
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mark weinstein <cpaok@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Vote for the Best Clarinet
>
> > Since your budget is limited and you want to obtain the best value for
> your
> > daughter, please .... TAKE YOUR TIME!
> >
> > Involve a qualified teacher or possiblt a known musician to assist in the
> > slecetion of ONE clarinet from many.
> > There are MANY stores (and all of the catalogue sellers have a retail
> site
> > <ttbomk> ).
> >
> > Also, because this purchase is important consider the dealer and HIS
> > warranty. Some dealers will replace a cracked instrument, most
> manufacturers
> > have prtovision of repair within a stated period of time of purchase.
> >
> > BUT, these vary from merchant to merchant.
> >
> > Some dealers will sell you a CRACK/REPLACEMENT Policy .... Weinedr and
> WW7BW
> > do. I am sure others do as well. Some are one year, no questions asked.
> > Others have a longer or extending provisions.
> >
> > As was told Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusadel" ....
> > "Choose wisely!"
> >
> > No rush. I am unaware of any price increases that are coming down the
> pike
> > Taiwan is big on RAM, not clarinets.
> >
> > Good luck to you and your daughter. She is fortunate to have you for a
> Dad!
> >
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
> > To: <klarinet>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 6:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Vote for the Best Clarinet
> >
> >
> > > Rick wrote:
> > > [all snipped]
> > >
> > > Rick,
> > > PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! Don't select a clarinet this way. Please have
> your
> > > daughter go out & try a number of clarinets. While we all have personal
> > > biases for and against certain models - they're _our_ biases. Let your
> > > daughter, talented as she is, make her selection, perhaps with the
> > guidance
> > > of her teacher.
> > >
> > > There are four major manufacturers of high-level (sometimes called
> > > "professional", but common among amateurs, also) clarinets - Buffet,
> > > Leblanc, Selmer, and Yamaha. All have proponents & detractors, but any
> one
> > > of them can be a fine instrument when in the right hands. Any of these
> > > manufacturers are worth considering. There are a few other manufacturers
> > in
> > > this price range (Patricola and Eaton spring to mind) but I'm not sure
> > > they're the best choice in a general case, and finding a number of these
> > to
> > > try out is problematical in the USA if that's indeed where you're
> located.
> > >
> > > And ... any one of them may be a lemon. Any and all your daughter may
> try
> > > out may be worthy candidates, too. But ... she needs to spend some
> working
> > > with a number of clarinets, especially since this is a one-time shot.
> > >
> > > I know the feeling. I did the same for two of my sons so far (one
> studying
> > > clarinet, one playing jazz on trumpet).
> > >
> > > Cheers, and good luck to you and your daughter.
> > >
> > > Mark Charette@-----.org
> > > Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org
> > >
> > >
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