Klarinet Archive - Posting 000321.txt from 2006/04

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] What kind of setups do famous clarinetists use?
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:26:29 -0400

At 07:21 PM 4/23/2006 -0700, Warren Rosenberg wrote:

> > I'm curious to know what kind of setups Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Larry
> > Combs, Stanley Drucker, etc. and any other esteemed clarinetists use/used.
> > Did they constantly seek the "holy grail"?
>What did Benny Goodman play? How often did he replace his instrument?

For most of his career he played Selmer Balanced Tones, Centered Tones, and
Series 9s. The picture on the front of his recording of the Weber
concertos (early 70's) show him holding a Series 9. Late in life he was
turned to the Dark Side and started playing Buffets. ;-) I have seen
pictures of him playing instruments with obvious crack repair banding
visible. I have also read stories of him giving away the clarinet he was
playing, knowing he could get another from Selmer any time he wanted
one. The inference I get from this evidence is that he was not
particularly obsessive about his instruments.

I think I recall that Artie Shaw played Conns.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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