Klarinet Archive - Posting 000720.txt from 2003/08

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:29:19 -0400

Hans,

This, of course, could lead to the discussion of clarinet "schools" of
thought......
Take it away Dan.

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "H. de Nijs" <h.denijs@-----.nl>
Subject: RE: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists

> 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
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> -----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
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> 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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