Klarinet Archive - Posting 000252.txt from 2006/02

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] The clarinet - Everywhere!
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:25:00 -0500

Tom.Henson@-----.com wrote:
> On another note, I am aware that in Germany at least, and someone
> please correct me if I am wrong on this point, that most major
> orchestras pay for yearly overhauls on instruments. Bernd Wurlitzer
> told me that every summer when the Berlin Philharmonic is off that all
> the clarinetist send their clarinets in for a full factory overhaul
> paid for by the orchestra. Perhaps in the U.S. some orchestras will
> help subsidize the cost of repairs, but I have no first hand knowledge
> of this practice.

I think it may be more than repairs; comments by a Danish friend led me
to believe that orchestras there also provide regular supplies such as
reeds.

It makes sense IMO. How much does it cost? Probably about €2000.-- a
year per player. Not exactly a big investment to guarantee that,
whatever their personal financial problems, all musicians are guaranteed
to have equipment in top condition.

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