Klarinet Archive - Posting 000412.txt from 2005/06

From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] OT (sax) question
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:17:53 -0400

Fred,
sorry, that's rubbish. I've seen and played many Comittees 1&2 (gorgeous and
well in tune) and seen several adds by Martin explaining who was on that
committee and how they tried to make the most perfect, albeit most
expensive, horn available. There was no more "professional" model, the "The
Martin" and Magna came later. BTW. Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie both
played a Martin Committee trumpet throughout their careers.
The second lines were indeed the Indiana and much later a second "imperial".
Best,
danyel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Jacobowitz" <fbjacobo@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] OT (sax) question

> Diane,
> The Martin Committee is a student line instrument. It is not a bad
> instrument but it is not a professional one. That means its tuning will
> be less than accurate (even for a sax! ;-) ) and the sound might be a
> little thinner and more timid than a pro horn. However, there should be
> no problems with the playability of the instrument. It is a well-made
> instrument, not a toy like those Chinese imports. If well-adjusted, it
> could easily be used for professional gigs (as I have done with an
> Evette).
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Jun 20, 2005, at 11:25 PM, Diane Karius wrote:
>
> > Hello all - I have a question regarding a saxophone I
> > was given to play tonight:
> >
> > Is anyone familiar with the Martin "Committee" Tenor
> > saxophone (stamped Elkhart)and what the general
> > consensus on these instrument was (quality, preferred
> > use, etc)? My impression of the instrument and what I
> > was told by the owner (a trombone player) don't match.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Diane Karius
> >
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