Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 2001/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Which clarinet to purchase for schools
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 06:13:17 -0400

At 02:52 AM 5/10/2001 -0400, A4ACHESON wrote:

>In a message dated 9/5/01 10:47:17 pm, kevinfay@-----.com writes:
>
><< I have always been impressed with the products I've purchased made by
>the Yamaha folks, be it clarinets, saxophones >>
>
>As I was in charge of woodwind purchasing for 40 years and having bought many
>hundreds of clarinets involving many makers, I have to agree with the above
>comments.

The flat intonation problems that one band director customer of ours is
having notwithstanding (and he IS a professional clarinetist himself
(Buffet RC), as is his wife), in general you cannot go too far wrong with
any instrument Yamaha makes.

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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