Klarinet Archive - Posting 000500.txt from 2000/12
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Do's and Don'ts for a Vito Bass Clarinet Advice (was
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:35:24 -0500
At 12:33 PM 12/9/2000 EST, Albert Hunt wrote:
>I'm glad you guys have had good experiences with the Vito bass. I don't
like
>it or the clarinet. They're not as bad as Jupiters, but, for my students,
>they don't produce a particularly good sound and the scale is worse. Some of
>them don't hold up well to the kind of abuse beginner and intermediate
>students routinely subject them to, although they have improved in this
>regard in recent years. Just my experience. The "Do's and Don'ts" was
>intended as humor (at one time, I had a sense of humor. Sometimes, I try to
>resurrect it). Sorry if it offended.
>
No offense taken. I just wondered how you arrived at your negative opinion
about an otherwise highly regarded instrument. As for Jupiter, although I
have not seen their plastic clarinets personally, of the two wood ones I
have played, one was good and the other excellent! Other Jupiter
instruments I have seen and played are of uniformly high quality,
particularly their newest saxophones. NO instrument should be expected to
withstand beginner abuse. You have to TEACH proper care for the instrument.
It should be noted that I AM associated with an instrument dealer, and we
DO sell both Vito and Jupiter, among other brands. However, I am NOT on
commission, and am reporting my OWN experience with these instruments, not
company advertising blurbs.
Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265
If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
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