Klarinet Archive - Posting 000179.txt from 2000/01

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Cane sources (was: Hawkins mpc question)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 21:03:27 -0500

on 1/6/00 1:11 AM, Walter Grabner wrote:

>David, please share with us where you get your cane for your hand-mades.

The latest batch was Rigotti cane, gotten from Rigotti in France by one
of our students, who was there on a semester exchange.

I have gotten Rigotti from Albert Alphin (IIRC?) - be prepared for a long
phone call while he tries to sell you what *he* thinks you should use,
and "what the guys in the BSO are playing" - amusing if somewhat
expensive (the phone call)

I also had some Prestini from Europe, brought by a friend. I got another
batch from Arizona, and it was fine. Then I got another batch from
Arizona, and it was awful. I wouldn't go through that again.

I'm open to the suggestions of others for sources of good cane.

David

p.s. I'd **LOVE** to get some Zonda or Vandoren tubes!

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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