Klarinet Archive - Posting 000271.txt from 2003/09

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Backun barrels and bells; Morries overhaul work
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 00:05:14 -0400

But Annie, Morrie's barrels and bells ARE part of a unique trend! You're
also in the same company as David Shifrin and Ricardo Morales to name only
two!
Audrey

Anne Lenoir wrote:

> Not only has my Bb clarinet been "Morrie-sized" with a new bell and
> barrel of Morrie Backun that I bought in Norman at the Symposium, but
> Morrie has also overhauled my A clarinet and customized the joints so
> that the bell and barrel I bought for the Bb fit the A. I just got the A
> clarinet back today. My A clarinet has never sounded so spectacular, and
> I don't know how I ever played it before. It was awul. No wonder I used
> to get nervous at auditions. I will be playing "Introduction and
> Allegro" by Ravel in San Francisco with my sister, flutist Jane Lenoir
> on Saturday Oct 11, and I am really excited about playing my A clarinet.
> I'm not sure, but I believe that nearly all of the clarinetists from the
> Denver Symphony and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic play with the
> combo of Morrie Backun's barrels and bells. Actually, that sort of
> annoys me, because I thought I was part of a unique trend, not
> "identical" to a bunch of orchestral clarinetists. ANNIE
>
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