Klarinet Archive - Posting 000281.txt from 2003/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] More corporate shenanigans in the instrument
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 18:54:27 -0500

At 09:10 AM 3/5/2003 -0700, Vern Zimmerman wrote:
>...* Even though it might appear that Selmer/USA is the big dog compared to
> Selmer/Paris, it turns out that Selmer/Paris is in a better position
> overall.
> I say that because of what's been going on in the Euro import biz via ebay
> and Euro websites. They've kept a lid on some Selmer/USA pricing, and
> in the
> case of the Selmer 'Reference' model tenor saxes, actually forced
> Selmer/USA
> to cut retail pricing noticeably.

And the Series III as well.

>...* On a sax BB that i monitor, there's been a bit of very good press lately
> about some new 'Conn' tenor horns, which is interesting, in view of Conn
> now being part of the Steinway/Selmer USA comglomerate.

I assume you are referring to a new Conn tenor sax? Probably the companion
to the 25M alto, which is an intermediate-level horn. It sounds very nice,
but I am not entirely pleased with the keywork. I have not seen the new
tenor yet. Selmer has not come out yet with a new tenor to match their
redesigned AS-300 student alto, continuing instead with the archaic Bundy
II, now called the Selmer 1244.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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