Klarinet Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2010/01

From: Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:21:57 -0500

Is it significantly different from Musikmesse? I thought Musikmesse was gre=
at for trying clarinets, saxophones, etc. but it seems that most of the int=
eresting ones are not in NAMM maybe?=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=0A----- Original Messag=
e ----=0AFrom: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.org=
=0ASent: Mon, January 11, 2010 7:12:19 PM=0ASubject: Re: [kl] Any New Devel=
opments in Bass Clarinets?=0A=0AThis webpage has a downloadable directory.=
=0Ahttp://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2010/directory=0A=0AThe show is actually=
in Anaheim just south of Disneyland.=A0 By my=0Aestimation it is about 80 =
percent electric and other guitars, drums, and=0Aelectronics.=A0 ClarinetFe=
st is really a much better place to see clarinets.=0A=0AGary=0A+-----------=
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Levi wrote:=0A> Is there a list of exhibitors like on the Musikmesse websi=
te which you can search by subject e.g. woodwinds/clarinets and country? =
=0A> I don't see something like this on the website.=0A> =0A>=A0 =0A> =0A> =
=0A> ----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@at=
t.net>=0A> To: klarinet@-----.org=0A> Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 6:31:0=
6 PM=0A> Subject: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?=0A> =0A>=
Gary, and the List,=0A> I shan't see you then, Gary.=0A> =0A> If anyone is=
new to the term, NAMM, it is a music suppliers convention in Los Angeles, =
California, and it is a wonderful chance to see what instruments and access=
ories will be selling in the United States.=0A> =0A> I will try to post a b=
it Thursday night about what I see that may be interesting for the clarinet=
world.=0A> =0A> Wayne Thompson=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> ----- Original Message -=
---=0A> From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.or=
g=0A> Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 11:44:48 PM=0A> Subject: Re: [kl] Any New=
Developments in Bass Clarinets?=0A> =0A> Hi Wayne. I will be there on Satu=
rday.=A0 I am waiting for some decent=0A> Chinese bass clarinets.=A0 I am n=
ot really expecting any this year, but=0A> who knows.=0A> =0A> Gary=0A> +--=
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-----------=0A> =0A> =0A> Wayne Thompson wrote:=0A>> Gary, did you get any =
response to this note of yours from 2 weeks back?=A0 I will be at NAMM Thur=
sday and Friday, and though I'm not up to speed on new bass clarinets, I'm =
curious and will be looking around as you are.=A0 =0A>> Wayne Thompson=0A>>=
=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> ----- Original Message ----=0A>> From: Gary Van Cott <gary@=
vcisinc.com>=0A>> To: NewBassClarinetGroup@-----.com; klarinet@woodwi=
nd.org=0A>> Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 9:53:42 AM=0A>> Subject: [kl] Any =
New Developments in Bass Clarinets?=0A>>=0A>> We are about a month from the=
NAMM show in Anaheim.=A0 I am curious if=0A>> anyone is aware of any new d=
evelopments in bass clarinets I should be on=0A>> the lookout for.=0A>>=0A>=
> The show is good for looking at what the Chinese manufacturers are doing=
=0A>> as they (or their distributors) bring instruments looking for placeme=
nt=0A>> in the US and world markets.=A0 So far the best of these instrument=
s are=0A>> along the line of what I tried at Kessler's a year ago, a low C =
bass=0A>> that played decently but had an awkward mechanism for the extende=
d notes=0A>> and a very sharp low C#.=0A>>=0A>> You would think that they w=
ould want to get their hands on top of the=0A>> line instruments and try to=
copy them exactly.=A0 If they produced=0A>> something that worked well, I =
think they could sell it in the=0A>> $3,000-5,000 range.=0A>>=0A>> I am cur=
ious if anyone has tried the Buffet Greenline Low C Bass=0A>> Clarinet.=A0 =
I see it is for sale at the same price as the regular model.=0A>> It must w=
eigh a ton. One of the big problems with bass clarinets is=0A>> keeping the=
mechanism working in changing temperatures and humidity and=0A>> I would t=
hink the composite material they are made of would be less=0A>> susceptible=
to expansion and contraction.=0A>>=0A>> (Please pardon the double posting =
for those on both the klarinet and=0A>> bass clarinet lists.)=0A>>=0A>> Gar=
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