Klarinet Archive - Posting 000713.txt from 2003/08

From: "H. de Nijs" <h.denijs@-----.nl>
Subj: RE: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:23:19 -0400

I'm amused about this discussion. If we are talking about professional
clarinets it is not the clarinet, but the player (and the mouthpiece!) which
makes the difference!
I'm living in Holland. most professionals here are playing Wurlitzer or more
recently Leitner&Kraus, but also a smaller part are playing Buffet
Festivals. I'm playing older Wurlitzer clarinets, because I personnally like
the sound i'm able to realise with this kind of "tubes". I also like the
quality of the wood and keywork, because of i attach importance on playing a
long period on my instruments.
The rest of the story is emotional and can be of course very important for
an individual, but not for the whole clarinet community and indeed there are
so many different "tubes" and different countries ......

Hans de Nijs

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Dan Leeson [mailto:leeson0@-----.net]
Verzonden: woensdag 27 augustus 2003 16:36
Aan: klarinet@-----.org
Onderwerp: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists

David Blumberg wrote:

"Buffet is still the standard for Professional Clarinetists and
probably always will be. Sure there are others but put em all together
and they still don't equal Buffet's Industry Marketplace. The best that
the competitors can do is to demonize the Buffet to try to get their own
model sold."

Dave, your preference for clarinets is your own business and no one can
criticize you for your choice. But when you suggest something about
what the industry marketplace has and does, you have to be able to
defend that statement other than by a smell test.

What evidence do you have that jusifies such a bold statement? Isn't it
enough for you to say that you have Buffets and like them? What high
ground is taken when you make statements about an industry marketplace
without providing statistics that confirm you assertion?

If you consider the world of professional jazz players, or non
Americans, I believe your assertion cannot be sustained.

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