Klarinet Archive - Posting 000020.txt from 2010/08

From: "Keith Bowen" <keith.bowen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Part - Rachmaninov 2
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:13:36 -0400

Gary, this is absolutely unfair. Steve's prices are very reasonable, quite
comparable with new bass clarinets from the big makers - and far better
quality. He does have a long waiting list of course.

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
Sent: 09 August 2010 23:29
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] Bass Part - Rachmaninov 2

I think that if someone had the $100,000 that Steve would probably want
to start on such a project they could smoke out one of the existing ones.

Gary
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Dan Leeson wrote:
> Come up with the money and Steve Fox will make an A bass for you, one that

> goes down to low C if you wish.
>
> It shows little adventuresome spirit to address the musical issues on the
> basis of cost and quantity currently in use. I would not have expected
such
> a narrow and parochial view from you Gary. You might have said the same
> thing about a basset clarinet in A.
>
>>>From such head stuck in the mud attitude, progress is unlikely ever to
get
> anywhere.
>
> Dan Leeson
> dnleeson@-----.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Van Cott" <gary@-----.com>
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> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 3:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Bass Part - Rachmaninov 2
>
>
>> This is really an academic discussion. How many Boehm system A clarinet
>> are currently in use? Perhaps Keith has some idea. It can't be many.
>> Less than 10, less than 5? As far as I know you can't buy a new one.
>>
>> Gary
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