Klarinet Archive - Posting 000742.txt from 2000/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic vs. Wood
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:42:14 -0400

At 07:40 PM 8/23/2000 -0400, Mark C. wrote:
>From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.com>
>> Unfortunately, they are not readily available, and we have not even
>> ANECDOTAL information on how succesful they are.
>
>Your point? The question was:
>
>"Other than the greenline, has any of the "major" manufacturers produced a
>"professional level" instrument (even one prototype) from a material other
>than wood? "
>
>The Howarth is readily available (I could have ordered one from Howarth last
>month at ClarinetFest had I been in the market - I don't know if any were in
>their booth since I didn't really look). I haven't read any anecdotal info
>either, but that was hardly germane to this particular question.
>
My definition of "readily available" would include the ability to do a
side-by-side comparison in my friendly neghborhood music store, or knowing
somebody who had one or both to help make such a comparison. I've never
seen one, and I don't believe I have ever even SEEN anyone who HAS seen
one. Therefore, they are NOT "readily available" by my definition. And
since I know no one who has seen, much less played, them side-by-side, I
have no one to ask how they compared, nor have I read any comparisons
anywhere -- a lack of anecdotal information. That is not to mention the
dearth of scientific or statistical information. In other words, I know
they exist, but I have no other information, so a judgement on how
successful they are is absolutely impossible for me to make or even
contemplate. Consider my lament a challenge and invitation to any Listers
out there who may HAVE experience with these instruments to share their data!

Bill Hausmann NEW ADDRESS: bhausmann1@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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