Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2010/01

From: Wayne Thompson <wthompson7274@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] NAMM Show (was: Re: [kl] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?)
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:54:26 -0500

Gary wrote=A0his more thorough response=A0as I was writing my small one....=
...=0A=0AGary, I reach up, grab it down, and play it.=A0 No one has ever ev=
en looked over.=A0=A0=A0 :)=A0=A0=A0 Be careful, though!=0A=0AThe Patricola=
booth is indeed a pleasure.=0A=0AWT=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=
=0AFrom: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.org=0ASen=
t: Wed, January 13, 2010 9:33:29 AM=0ASubject: [kl] NAMM Show (was: Re: [kl=
] Any New Developments in Bass Clarinets?)=0A=0AThis show is intended for m=
anufactures to make deals with distributors=0Aand dealers. While there are =
people trying instruments, the big=0Amanufactures (Buffet, Conn/Selmer) gen=
erally have samples of what they=0Asell, not everything. However, Morrie Ba=
ckun has been in the Conn/Selmer=0Abooth the last few years and he is alway=
s friendly.=0A=0AIn the Selmer France booth they alway seem to be deep in c=
onversation=0Aand ignore the people walking around and looking at the instr=
uments. For=0Athe last few years I have wanted to try their low C bass on d=
isplay but=0Ait has been up on a platform and I am afraid of knocking other=
=0Ainstruments down if I try to reach it without help.=0A=0ASome of the sma=
ller manufactures like Patricola and Orsi-Weir (I am not=0Asure that compan=
y still exists) have been in small booths and welcome=0Apeople who want to =
talk and try things.=A0 I think that is about it when=0Ait comes to profess=
ional level clarinets.=0A=0AThen there are the Chinese importers who genera=
lly have samples of what=0Athey make that you can try.=0A=0AWhile I haven't=
been to ClarinetFest since 2003, the manufactures and=0Aretailers that att=
end usually bring a lot of instruments to try and=0Athere is a lot of selli=
ng going on which doesn't happen at NAMM.=0A=0AI would really like to go to=
Musikmesse, but I don't think it is going=0Ato be this year.=0A=0AGary=0A+=
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=0A=0A=0ANitai Levi wrote:=0A> Is it significantly different from Musikmess=
e? I thought Musikmesse was great for trying clarinets, saxophones, etc. bu=
t it seems that most of the interesting ones are not in NAMM maybe?=0A> =0A=
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