Klarinet Archive - Posting 000723.txt from 2003/08

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:03:27 -0400

Gary, whatever the intent of the original discussion, it very quickly
gravitated to a strong assertion about what everybody who is anybody
plays. I saw that as going from benign to malignant in half a
millsecond. Then a lot of people jumped in. That says something very
important about the extent of the disagreements involved. Ken Wolman's
comment was excellent except his spelling of "a bei gezint" needs some
work. It's "gezunt." But one can quibble in any case since the
orthography is not in the Latin alphabet, he should be gezunt.

Dan Leeson

Gary Van Cott wrote:
> May I summarize a few points of the original discussion?
>
> The question was posed: Why are most aftermarket products (primarily
> barrels) designed for Buffet clarinets?
>
> Two different answers were suggested:
> 1. Buffet clarinets need more help than other brands.
> 2. The number of people who play Buffet clarinets (I would limit this
> to North America) is so much larger than those who play other brands
> that those who wish to profit from the aftermarket products concentrate
> on the clarinetists who own Buffets.
>
> Question 2 could be answered with objective data such as sales figures
> from the manufactures or even from large retailers like the Woodwind and
> Brasswind. In addition, we can ask the people who sell aftermarket
> products, like Clark Fobes.
>
> Since many of the mouthpiece and barrel makers have personal contact
> with many of their customers, they probably have a good idea of the
> distribution of the brands they play. In addition, they would have a
> good idea if the people who do not play Buffet are looking for
> replacement barrels and if they are able to help them.
>
> There may be a third answer to the questions posed above:
> 3. They are not.
>
> Gary
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