Author: John J. Moses
Date: 2003-04-01 03:07
Stanley has a fixed thumb rest on most of his clarinets.
He does own some newer Buffets with the adjustable screw-type thumb rest, but he doesn't much fool with it.
His equipment is quite normal, and he doesn't work on his standard Vandoren reeds. If they don't play out of the box, they're history!
He tried quite a few reeds at a date we did together a few years ago, and nothing was working in that cold studio, so I handed him one of my better reeds, and he was very grateful and thanked me.
He sounded great, as always, and read up a storm on that date.
The next day, on our last session, he handed me a very odd, handmade barrel, thick, and made of Rosewood. It was a gift to me for helping him the day before with his reed problem!
He is a legend, in the true sense of the word, a one of a kind, truly unique.
May he continue to play great here in NYC forever!
JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist
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