Klarinet Archive - Posting 000857.txt from 2002/03

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: C Clarinets
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 13:03:11 -0500

Don,

G. Leblanc Corp. lists Noblet instruments as
intermediate clarinets, and prices them as such. I was
making a comment on pricing not on how you or others
like the instrument.

Buffet also has an E11 C clarinet that many people
like, and use professionally. It is still not
described by Buffet as a professional instrument.

Try reselling a used Noblet to someone looking for a
professional instrument. You won't have many bites, as
most people do not consider Noblet a professional
instrument line. This says NOTHING about whether they
actually USE them professionally, nor does it say
whether they LIKE playing the instrument or not. Lots
of people play Noblet instruments. I've also seen
people using Vito clarinets for outdoor playing gigs,
and they sounded ok, although that is more on the
extreme of the scenario I am describing. All I am
saying is call the instrument what it is. An
intermediate C clarinet, such as the Noblet C
clarinet, can be a steal for under $1500, while a
Buffet Prestige and Leblanc Opus, although appreciably
better instruments, are around $3500.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
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--- DGross1226@-----.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/30/2002 1:17:32 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> klarinet-digest-clarinet10001@-----.com writes:
>
> <<IIt's actually not much more than a Noblet *NEW* C
> clarinet, which is NOT a
> professional model, but an intermediate
> instrument.>>
>
>
> Kelly, in defense of Noblets, please do not tell
> that to my teacher, Helen
> Goode-Castro, who regularly plays with the LA Phil,
> the LA Chamber Orchestra,
> and the Riverside (CA) Symphony in addition to
> occassional studio gigs in Los
> Angeles. Several months ago, Helen "borrowed" my
> "intermediate" Noblet C for
> her San Francisco Opera orchestra audition (she also
> has the clarinet studio
> at Cal State Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County
> School for the Arts plus
> several students at Cal State Long Beach and UCLA).
> Before her audition, she
> got a "second opinion" from Michelle Zukovsky who
> commented that the
> instrument was definitely professional caliber. Of
> course, so is Helen!
>
> Don Gross
> La Canada, California
>
> p.s. Also don't tell Mitchell Lurie and Bob Gilbert
> who bought a "lot" of
> Noblet and Normandy! C clarinets from the Pomona
> Unified School district a
> few years ago to resell from Bob's store in Los
> Angeles. I believe that Ben
> Maas also plays on a Noblet C clarinet as to several
> other "professional"
> players on the list.

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