Klarinet Archive - Posting 000228.txt from 2005/09

From: "Liz Ward" <elizabethward@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hanson clarinets.
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:21:49 -0400

We had a lot of expereince dealing with student Hansons and they are
unbeatable for the price. The SE-5 is likely to play as well as an E13 but
probably not as well as an RC I would think. We never managed to get our
hands on any higher models than this because of production problems, which
was one of the reasons we eventually gave up on Hansons, and thus on
clarinets . We couldn't equal the Hansons and we couldn't sell them either.

Liz Ward, Elida Trading (dealer - but not of clarinets these days)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Fairhead" <madprof@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: [kl] Hanson clarinets.

> Dear list,
>
> Time for Daniel's obscure question of the month, again.
>
> I've been playing a B&H regent for about 8 years, and have been told
> by my "teacher" that I need to upgrade, as it is holding me back. I am
visiting
> the UK in about a week, and want to buy a new clarinet there. I was
thinking
> of buying a Buffet RC Greenline, because of dodgy humidity and other
> conditions that I live in (I live in Cyprus (so humid!) now, and I will
hopefully
> be joining the ship M.V. Doulos (www.mvdoulos.org) for 2 years in
January).
>
> Thanks to this list I looked at Howarths in the UK, and other shops which
have
> large stocks of Buffet's. Apparently though it is impossible to buy a new
RC
> Greenline in the UK at the moment, so I started looking for alternatives.
Also,
> as it is impossible to get insurance on the instrument while on the M.V.
Doulos,
> an RC Greenline is a *lot* of money to be uninsured...
>
> One thing I have been interested in is the Hanson clarinets. Particually
their
> SE-5 instruments, which are made in Ebonite, and also "Eco Wood" which to
> me looks something like Greenline.
>
> I was thinking this is less expensive than an RC, and *if* it is not as
good as I need
> in 3 years time, I could sell it and upgrade again.
>
> Is there anyone with experience of the SE-5 or other high level Hanson
clarinets?
> Does this seem sensible?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Dan
>
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