Klarinet Archive - Posting 000142.txt from 2003/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jupiter Parisienne clarinets
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 09:48:12 -0400

At 10:17 AM 9/6/2003 +0000, Anna Benassi wrote:
>A 13-year-old student of mine came to her first lesson of the year
>with a brand-spanking-new Jupiter Parisienne clarinet. I guess this
>one is their model #931N, a wooden clarinet with silver-plated keys
>... it was clearly marked "Made in China" on the back. I gave it a
>quick play and found the intonation all right. Does anyone on the list
>have experience with these horns? Our local shop has just begun
>carrying them, and I haven't any first-hand information.

That would be a significant change, as Jupiters have previously been made
in TAIWAN, and NOT China. (EVERYBODY is moving manufacturing off-shore
these days!) We carry that model in the store where I work and, while they
are difficult to sell since nobody has ever heard of them, they do play
quite well. The Parisienne model is their top-of-the-line, and appears to
be basically a Buffet copy. The overall quality and fit and finish of the
Jupiter woodwinds overall seems to be equal to or better than that of
American manufacturers. Their saxes are really quite nice, sound good, and
play right out of the box without further adjustment.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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