Klarinet Archive - Posting 000743.txt from 2002/07

From: w8wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Rossi Clarinets
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:15:53 -0400

At the risk of telling you something that you know already, one of
Rossi's products is a one-piece clarinet. This is not "primitive" or
"cheap", however. The purpose is to place one of the tone holes at the
point where the two sections of a 'normal' instrument would connect.
This has an effect on intonation and tone that some people covet, but it
costs some extra money and you must tote a larger case around, and some
repairs are more specialized.

As other people have already posted, the word "primitive" does not apply
to Rossi. "Specialized" and "manufactured by hand one-at-a-time" are
more accurate descriptions.

Cheers,
Bill

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