Klarinet Archive - Posting 000237.txt from 2005/09

From: "Noel Taylor" <r.n.taylor@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Hanson clarinets.
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:01:43 -0400

If you haven't looked already, there have been several posts about Hansons
on the bulletin board:

http://test.woodwind.org/Search/index.html?clarinetBBoard_index=clarinetBBoa
rd_index

mostly they were from very pleased customers.

Noel

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Fairhead [mailto:madprof@-----.net]
Sent: 21 September 2005 17:53
To: klarinet@-----.org
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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