Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2004/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] A bass clarinet
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 19:13:50 -0400

That is what Mr Young said. ( "I cannot buy a bass clarinet in A at all
which has a significant repertoire").

I wonder if Selmer would make bass clarinets in A if they got an order for
more than one and, if so, how big that order would have to be? 5, 10, 50?

Gary
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At 03:55 PM 9/2/04, you wrote:
>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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