Klarinet Archive - Posting 000730.txt from 2003/08

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: RE: [kl] The standard for professional clarinetists
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:54:52 -0400

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:19:48 +0200, h.denijs@-----.nl said:

> 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've never come across Leitner&Kraus, but they're fairly newly on the
market in a substantial way, isn't that true? What's the waiting list
like?

Apropos Wurlitzers, I do remember doing a clarinet masterclass at the
Hague, I suppose over 10 years ago, and wishing that I had more
experience of playing Wurlitzer Reform Boehm. As you can probably
imagine, it's sometimes true that a small change in how an instrument is
set up can help a student a lot, and if you don't know how the
instrument is spozed to behave, you can't make that small change, or
offer that suggestion -- or if your mouthpiece (always assuming it
works:-) isn't designed for that sort of instrument, you can't let them
try it -- or whatever.

Anyhow, there is of course a lot else to say even without knowing the
instrument in detail; but finally a girl did stand up to play,
holding....a Buffet.

"Ah, finally an instrument I know a little bit about!" I said.

She looked at me. "Yes, well....I'm getting my *proper* instruments
next week," she said.

Tony
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