Klarinet Archive - Posting 000773.txt from 2000/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Tenon problem with R13 Greenline clarinets?
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 19:48:26 -0400

At 12:34 PM 10/13/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>My teacher and I are going to look at new R13 clarinets tomorrow, and I will
>most likely buy one. I'm considering a Greenline model, based in part on
>the mostly positive posts that I read in the klarinet archives. But the
>salesman tells me that there have been problems with the tenons cracking on
>the Greenline clarinets. Does anyone have any knowledge of this?

Mike,

As with any clarinet, you have to take care of it (but you know that).

I have many students with the Greenline with no problems. I know Bob
Spring plays them and Scott Wright plays them. If I was to buy again,
that's probably the way I would go also - even though I notice a slight
difference with wood in terms of resistance in the blow........but it is so
slight (the audience wouldn't notice I'm sure) I would get used to it
within a week and would never think about it again.

Go for it!

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Advisor, IWU Recording Services
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

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