Klarinet Archive - Posting 000192.txt from 2007/03
From: "Rommel John Miller" <RommelJMiller@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:03:00 -0400
Personally, while I have never played either of the instruments which =
Omar
Henderson or Tom Ridenour produce or market, I would have to say that =
both
of these individuals are among the finest and most upstanding and =
ethical
men in the Clarinet and Saxophone world, right up there with the =
radically
more pricey, but well worth it Morrie Backun. Omar makes wonderful
lubricants and cork greases which cannot compare to anything that is
commercially available; and Tom has such an interest in seeing the =
student
as well as the professional develop her or his craft of playing to a =
degree
so highly that he has developed a reed finishing system that is second =
to
none and I am certain he would only sell a clarinet that is of =
comparable
quality. =20
So, while I have never purchased a clarinet from either of these men, I =
have
placed rather orders from them in the past, and I have placed total
confidence in their craftsmanship and quality. And I hope that says
something on their behalf.=20
Feel free to contact me if have any other questions about these men, I =
truly
admire and respect them both.=20
Rommel John Miller
308 Dale Avenue=20
Baltimore, MD 21206-1219
410-668-4784
410-967-8994
RommelJMiller@-----.net
Clarinetist, Saxiphonist and Pianist
Actor and Magician
Contact me for more information
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Potter [mailto:doug@-----.net]=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:22 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
I also believe the material is far less important than manufacturing
quality.
I've no experience with either but here are two instruments that look
interesting:
Omar Henderson's Forte Clarinet: http://www.doctorsprod.com/forte.html, =
$425
incl shipping
Tom Ridenour's Lyrique clarinets: =
http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/ -
run about $900.
Anyone have any experience with either of these?
Doug
http://ConicWave.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Bowen [mailto:bowenk@-----.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:30 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
Juanfran,
Exactly what make of instrument was it?
I don't believe there is such a thing as "plastic sound" and I am sure =
Dan
will back me up! There might possibly be a very small difference, but =
surely
nothing indiscernible at the student level. Would you reject a Buffet
Greenline? A plastic bodied clarinet can be an excellent student choice. =
You
probably should consider recommending a new mouthpiece, though.
There are some excellent inexpensive plastic-body instruments available =
in
Europe. I have an Amati C clarinet, with plastic body. The keywork is =
very
good, and though the tuning was poor when I got it, a couple of days =
work on
regulating and tuning it made it very acceptable (no more than 10 cents
deviation overall and <5 between adjacent notes). At our recent =
Kammermusik
workshop, several people played both this and a Buffet E11 (quite hard, =
on
works like Beethoven 7 for octet) and preferred the (tweaked) Amati - =
Joe
Fasel can confirm. It was probably the cheapest horn in the room. Yamaha =
is
also good at this level, I believe.
And I am not just cheap; I own several very good and expensive horns
(Leblanc, Fox and Wurlitzer).=20
Keith Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: klarinet-return-90333-bowenk=3Dcompuserve.com@-----.org
[mailto:klarinet-return-90333-bowenk=3Dcompuserve.com@-----.org] On =
Behalf
Of Juan Francisco Vicente Becerro
Sent: 13 March 2007 16:18
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
=20
Here, at the music school where I teach, try to give a speak to our new=20
students' parents about buying their clarinet. The "chef's=20
recommendation" is something in the student range, but preferably with a =
wood body, and not buying without trying the instrument first. Since we=20
are in a "not big" (also not small) city, there's no much opportunities=20
to choose, because local vendors doesn't seem to be able to have stock=20
of something else appart from buffet E11.
But here comes Internet, and three years ago a puppil of mine buyed=20
something at eBay (well, his father), saying it cost was less than 25%=20
than a E11, including shippin rates from Germany to Spain. I advised=20
them not to make the deal, but, sometimes money is their first and only=20
thought (even if you speak about buying a good one at the begining,=20
instead of buying a bad one first and after a few years buying a new and =
better one), and finally they buyed this one at eBay.
Five minutes ago I finished my class with this pupil, we are in our last =
rehearsals for our spring concerts, and I am not sure if he is going to=20
be able to play with his clarinet. Plastic body (and plastic sound),=20
very poor key adjustment. I have tried to repair, or at least improve=20
the instrument, adjusting springs, pads, and so on, but it's nearly=20
imposible to play anything with it.
Will I be able to convince my pupil's father to buy a new one?
Solution next chapter, but since then every year a pupil has tried=20
-sometimes done- to buy a "not very reliable but cheap" clarinet at =
eBay.
Juanfran
Michael and Linda Marmer escribi=F3:
> Take a look who the seller is suppose to be!
>
> Right.
>
> Mike Marmer
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Connors"=20
> <jenny@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:12 PM
> Subject: RE: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
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>
>>
>> Item location: China, China
>>
>> That sums it up for me!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christophe ASTIER [mailto:christophe.astier@-----.fr]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:10 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: [kl] Suspicious about an item proposed in Ebay...
>>
>> Hello colleagues,
>>
>> I would like you to give your feelings on what lies behind this item=20
>> sold on
>> eBay :
>>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D280091271902&ssPageN=
ame=3DA
>>
>> DME:B:SS:US:1
>> (and other exacly same items offered for sale )
>>
>> Either it is a miracle, and we should all be interested, or there is
>> something not very neat behind it (which I tend to believe).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Christophe.
>>
>>
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