Klarinet Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2004/09

From: klarinette@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] A bass clarinet
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:52:49 -0400

So now I can buy a low C basset clarinet in A from the dominant manufacturers (Buffet, Leblanc, and Selmer), which has only one piece of music written for it, however I cannot buy a bass clarinet in A at all which has a significant (Not that K.622 isn't significant.) repertoire written for it. Considering the current emphasis on period/original instrument performance practice this seems a little strange. Has anyone called any non dominant manufacturer to inform them of the gap in the market? I was thinking Wurlitzer would be a good option.

Laurence E. Young

-----Original Message-----
From: "Mark H. Weinstein" <mark.weinstein@-----.edu>
Sent: Aug 17, 2004 5:51 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] A bass clarinet

Selmer no longer makes an A Bass clarinet, not even on special order, so
it now bewcomes impossible to purchase one new. Mark

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