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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000052.txt from 2004/09

From: "Mark H. Weinstein" <mark.weinstein@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] A bass clarinet
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:02:29 -0400

you are wrong. there is a repetoire requiring Bass Clarinet in A

klarinette@-----.net wrote:
>
> 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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