Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2006/12

From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: RE: [kl] OK. I give up
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:26:43 -0500

sure, but that tells exactly how little even clarinettists know about basset
horns.
I believe everybody should have at least one basset horn, but yours is
indeed specialised. Honestly, I asked myself, who needs a modern system
(and, of all things, Boehm) basset horn? There is indeed very little and not
very rewarding repertoire for that. Very few serious players today would
play Mozart on an ahistoric horn with all the correct forked fingerings
missing, tons of useless keywork and without a proper period model (Lotz...)
it was copied from etc., so I think that's why people don't tear this thing
from your hands. This might sound a bit provocative considering that you, a
major Mozart and BH expert, obviously played on this instrument for years
and consider it the best available horn. Maybe you could take the occasion
of pointing out in how far or why those "period" instruments are no
alternative for you.
Besides, I am sure it is an extremely well-made instrument.

Best wishes and good luck,
danyel
www.echoton.de/clar.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:18 PM
Subject: [spam] RE: [kl] OK. I give up

> It's NOT a basset clarinet!! Jeez. Don't tell me I did not make
> that clear.
>
> Dan Leeson
> DNLeeson@-----.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Kantor [mailto:klarinet@-----.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] OK. I give up
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> Dan,
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> You've done nothing wrong.
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> Unfortunately, your target group of potential buyers is
> incredibly small.
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> To ask a talented student or semi-pro to drop $10,000 on an
> instrument where
> the repertoire is but a (very small) handful of works is asking
> quite a lot.
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> Thus, you are left with the (ever declining) small pool of
> full-time working
> professional clarinetists.
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> Economic times for classical musicians are difficult. Given the
> choice of
> buying a basset clarinet or purchasing a new car, paying the
> mortgage or
> saving some funds, a new harmony clarinet purchase is low on the
> agenda of
> priorities.
>
> Glenn Kantor (GBK)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
> To: "klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:06 PM
> Subject: [kl] OK. I give up
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>> After two tries, my magnificent basset horn has not sold. It
>> will not longer be put up on ebay. I haven't decided what to
> do
>> with it.
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>> I must be doing something wrong. If I figure it out, I'll let
> you
>> know.
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>> Dan Leeson
>> DNLeeson@-----.net
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