Klarinet Archive - Posting 000820.txt from 2004/07

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Material influence on sound...one more time
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:19:47 -0400

Am 21.07.2004 18:56 Uhr schrieb "Forest Aten" unter
<forestaten@-----.net>:

>> This is very much like comparing the keywork, etc. of the Wurlitzer or
>> Hammerschmidt to that of the Buffet. The workmanship of the Wurlitzer a=
nd
>> Hammerschmidt is exquisite. It puts that of the Buffet to shame.
>=20
> Nancy...I've played both Wurlitzer and Hammerschmidts....and Buffet's
> keywork is just fine when compared to these instruments. (the last Wurlit=
zer
> I played at a Clarfest was grossly out of adjustment)

Which Wurlitzer do You mean:

Clemens Wurlitzer
Inh. Gerd Wurlitzer
Landw=FCster Str. 5=20
D-08258 Wernitzgr=FCn / bei Markneukirchen
Tel.: 03742 - 22112
Email: info@-----.de
Web: http://www.clemes-wurlitzer-klarinetten.de
Herbert Wurlitzer GmbH
R=FCckertstr. 20
D-91413 Neustadt/Aisch
Telefon: 09161 - 2625
Telefax: 09161 - 7457
Mail: wurlitzer@-----.de
Web: http://www.wurlitzerklarinetten.de

Meisterwerkstatt Paul Kurt Wurlitzer
Inhaber Dieter Wurlitzer
Auenstrasse 5
D-08265 Erlbach
Telefon: 037422 - 6701
Telefax: 037422 - 6701
Email: paul-kurt-wurlitzer@-----.com

Same Problem with Hammerschmidt:

Frank Hammerschmidt Klarinetten
Meisterwerkstatt f=FCr Holzblasinstrumente
Augsburger Strasse 46
D-89331 Burgau/Schwaben
Telefon: 08222 =AD 7625
Telefax: 08222 =AD 8113
Email:=20
Web: http://holz.fureai.or.jp/catalogue/Cla_Frank.htm

Karl Hammerschmidt & S=F6hne GmbH
Musikinstrumentenfabrik, Klarinettenfabrik
Industriestr. 6
D-89331 Burgau
Telefax: 08222 - 1436
Telefax: 08222 - 1059

Musikhaus Hammerschmidt GmbH
Bahnhofstra=DFe 38=20
A-6112 Wattens =20
Telefon: +43 (0)5224 52421
Telefax: +43 (0)5224 57272
Email: hammerschmidt.otmar@-----.at
Web: http://musikhaus-hammerschmidt.de

I persoonally play Wurlitzer A/B which I really like and Bass-Clarinet by
Karl Hammerschmidt which has not the standard in keywork as my Wurlitzers
(But ist is an old instrument, about 30 years old))

Have You ever tried the Reform Boehm by H. Wurlitzer?

Regards Georg

>> But those of us who buy the Buffet are in the same boat as those who buy
> the
>> First Act, as far as the availability of money goes (for the most part).
>>=20
>=20
> Watch out for that "us" stuff. I don't choose to play on Buffet based on
> what it costs.....I play on Buffet clarinets because they are, in my
> opinion, better clarinets in almost every way. My peers in the Dallas/Ft.
> Worth area think the same. Some players in the area have "chased" somethi=
ng
> better (they thought) and almost all have moved back to Buffet.
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> In your statement, are you trying to say the the majority of professional
> clarinet performers in the U.S. (who play Buffet by the way) buy them
> because they don't have the money to buy anything more expensive?
>=20
> This claim of "bling bling" is not reasonable. It's clear that you (and s=
ome
> others) believe that the many, many professionals playing Buffet do so
> because we were brain washed by teachers or have responded only to market
> chatter. It's just not the case Nancy. Professional players are the very
> people that are the most discriminating. When selecting a clarinet, pros
> play many clarinets, from many sources...always looking for the better
> instrument. They chase the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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> Professional players have given more time and/or effort to development of
> their skills. They often have the finest music education. These players a=
re
> working daily in the trenches and the tools they use, may determine at wh=
at
> level they will/can achieve. It's their life. Many of these pros purchase=
d
> their clarinets when Buffet WAS the most expensive clarinet availiable. I=
t's
> only recently that custom makers and European makers have entered the U.S=
.
> market with their more expensive clarinets. Buffet loves this market chan=
ge.
> It's allowed them up up the ante. This because their clarinets are every =
bit
> as good as most of the builders in the world. Even as they raise their
> prices are still less money than most of the custom makes or models from
> Europe.
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> While there are many other options available, and some of these very good=
,
> Buffet is still the leader (by a huge margin) within the North American
> continent. The reason lies mostly in the fact that they produce great
> instruments. Even after players mature and develop a career....and could
> choose any clarinet.....they come to Buffet more often than any other bra=
nd.
> Buffet makes a great clarinet! The Tosca, by Buffet, is a perfect example=
.
> If it's as good as the many positive reports claim....you'll see lots of
> professionals spend the money to purchase this new Buffet entry into the
> marketplace. Isn't it amazing how Buffet keeps putting out new
> "professional" level clarinets to try to please a broader spectrum of
> players throughout the world.
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> Forest Aten
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