Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 2003/04

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet sound
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:31:33 -0400

Russell,

What do you mean by your statement, "would play no more"? How did you feel
your '69 series clarinet failed?

Forest Aten

> I find myself close to this subject of sound and thickness of instruments.
I
> have played as associate principal with the Utah Symphony for 32 years and
> for 29 of those years played a 106,000 series Buffet (1969). When it
finally
> would play no more I tried out over 40 instruments and came away with an
> R-13 and a Festival and sold them within a year. I could not find the
sound
> and colors I could get on the 1969 instrument.
>

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