Klarinet Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 2007/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Buffet Festival Clarinets
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:16:24 -0500


> -----Original Message-----
> From: GrabnerWG@-----.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 5:00 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Buffet Festival Clarinets
>
> I am wondering how many people out there are playing or have tried the
> Buffet Festival clarinets?
>
> I know some prominent teachers who recommend them, and others who do not.
>
> To me, the nice thing about the Festivals, is that its the same R13 bore,
> plus the added Ab/Eb key, and two barrels. One barrel is 66 mm and the
> other is
> 65 mm. That's great, since most clarinet players have to go buy a 65 mm
> barrel anyway for high pitch situations (or those cold pits when you are
> doubling).
>
> Anyway, I was wondering what the general reaction was to these
> instruments.
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetxpress.com/newway.html
>
>
>

I love my Festivals.

Forest

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