Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2004/04

From: "Don" <dwh46@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Conn-Selmer (was Re: [kl] Baxter-Northrup C
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 14:09:50 -0400

I think Conn veered off the right path in the late fifties with their saxes,
and the stuff made after the move to Nogales is nowhere near the quality of
their saxophones of the thirties to mid-fifties. As for the clarinets, the
only ones I ever had chance to try were the old Conn Directors. The only
reason I ever owned one on high school was to have something to play
outdoors in bad weather. The ones I have tried in the past were all
stinkers. I know I've seen some mention here, but didn't Artie Shaw play a
Conn, and if so what was it?

Don Hatfield

> I do not recall Musica clarinets, but I know they were recently selling
> some soprano saxes under that name, clearly imported from somewhere. As
> great as Conn was in brasses and saxes, they never did seem to get the
hang
> of clarinets or other woodwinds!
>
>
> Bill Hausmann

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