Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2010/01

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:49:01 -0500

Nitai,=0AI can't answer your question; perhaps someone with experience in b=
oth America and Europe can.=A0 I have assumed always that the European (par=
ticularly German) market is different enough from the American market, that=
what is interesting at NAMM is overlappping with but different from what i=
s interesting at a show like Musikmesse.=A0 An example: in my six year expe=
rience at NAMM, I never saw the giant Orsi represented until about=A0two ye=
ars ago, when John Weir collaborated with them to sell more Orsi clarinets =
in America.=0A=0AWayne Thompson=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFr=
om: Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.org=0ASent: W=
ed, January 13, 2010 6:21:57 AM=0ASubject: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in=
Bass Clarinets?=0A=0AIs it significantly different from Musikmesse? I thou=
ght Musikmesse was great for trying clarinets, saxophones, etc. but it seem=
s that most of the interesting ones are not in NAMM maybe?=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=
=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>=0AT=
o: klarinet@-----.org=0ASent: Mon, January 11, 2010 7:12:19 PM=0ASubject=
: Re: [kl] Any New Developments 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=0Aest=
imation it is about 80 percent electric and other guitars, drums, and=0Aele=
ctronics.=A0 ClarinetFest is really a much better place to see clarinets.=
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-----------=0A=0A=0ANitai Levi wrote:=0A> Is there a list of exhibitors lik=
e on the Musikmesse website 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 Tho=
mpson <wthompson7274@-----.org=0A> Sent: Mon, =
January 11, 2010 6:31:06 PM=0A> Subject: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in B=
ass 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 conv=
ention in Los Angeles, California, and it is a wonderful chance to see what=
instruments and accessories will be selling in the United States.=0A> =0A>=
I will try to post a bit Thursday night about what I see that may be inter=
esting for the clarinet world.=0A> =0A> Wayne Thompson=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> -=
---- Original Message ----=0A> From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>=0A> T=
o: klarinet@-----.org=0A> Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 11:44:48 PM=0A> Su=
bject: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?=0A> =0A> Hi Wayne. =
I will be there on Saturday.=A0 I am waiting for some decent=0A> Chinese ba=
ss clarinets.=A0 I am not really expecting any this year, but=0A> who knows=
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--------------------------------=0A> =0A> =0A> Wayne Thompson wrote:=0A>> G=
ary, did you get any response to this note of yours from 2 weeks back?=A0 I=
will be at NAMM Thursday 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@-----.com>=0A>> To: NewBassClarinetGroup@yahoogroups=
.com; klarinet@-----.org=0A>> Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 9:53:42 AM=0A=
>> Subject: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?=0A>>=0A>> We are a=
bout a month from the NAMM show in Anaheim.=A0 I am curious if=0A>> anyone =
is aware of any new developments in bass clarinets I should be on=0A>> the =
lookout for.=0A>>=0A>> The show is good for looking at what the Chinese man=
ufacturers are doing=0A>> as they (or their distributors) bring instruments=
looking for placement=0A>> in the US and world markets.=A0 So far the best=
of these instruments 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 mecha=
nism for the extended notes=0A>> and a very sharp low C#.=0A>>=0A>> You wou=
ld think that they would want to get their hands on top of the=0A>> line in=
struments 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 curious if anyone has tried the Buffet Greenline Low C Bas=
s=0A>> Clarinet.=A0 I see it is for sale at the same price as the regular m=
odel.=0A>> It must weigh a ton. One of the big problems with bass clarinets=
is=0A>> keeping the mechanism working in changing temperatures and humidit=
y and=0A>> I would think the composite material they are made of would be l=
ess=0A>> susceptible to expansion and contraction.=0A>>=0A>> (Please pardon=
the double posting for those on both the klarinet and=0A>> bass clarinet l=
ists.)=0A>>=0A>> Gary=0A>> +-----------------------------------------------=
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