Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 2003/01
From: "Lombard, Jennifer" <jlombard@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Kegelstadt (Was Clarinet in Movies)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 11:22:23 -0500
I want a nice green clarinet too :)
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From: Rebecca Brennan [mailto:rjbrennan1221@-----.com]
Subject: Re: [kl] Kegelstadt (Was Clarinet in Movies)
Are Jinyin clarinets chineese?
I want a nice bright green clarinet for marching band. My school's colors
are blue and gold. LOL!
-Rebecca
>From: Mark Gresham <mgresham@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Kegelstadt (Was Clarinet in Movies)
>Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 11:14:46 -0500
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>Forest E. Aten Jr. wrote:
>>A few "western" consultants are buying clarinets from China and selling
>>them
>>in the U.S. market....they are junk.
>
>Well, yes, they are junk. But the question was, "is anyone going into
>China to *instigate* improvements the way they are doing with pianos?" Not
>"are consultants buying Chinese clarinets as currently made?"
> "Manufacturing" is not the tradition for making Chinese instruments, and
>handmade ones can be pretty outstanding; yet a Chinese virtuoso designed
>one of the best chromatic harmonicas for solo work with symphony orchestra
>(Robert Bonfoglio, who solos for a lot of symphonic pops concerts, uses
>one). It's not that the Chinese *can't* make better clarinets, it's just
>that they *don't*--so I see an opportunity for the craft to develop there,
>if a western firm is interested. This is not to say they will make "top
>level" instruments, but possible more competitive quality in some "economy"
>student levels.
> Just curious, as I can't see any real harm to come from *encouraging*
>the Chiense to improve quality.
>
>--
>Mark Gresham, composer
>mgresham@-----.com/
>Lux Nova Press http://www.luxnova.com/
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