Author: hans
Date: 2004-09-02 00:46
I won't try to explain the discrepancy re Artie "always returned to this Conn. He said it was the instrument he used in all the well-known recordings"; however, the Smithsonian, which has two of his clarinets, describes them as a Selmer and a Buffet that he used with his Gramercy 5. Smithsonian Magazine quotes Artie as saying that the Selmer had more "shout" but the Buffet was sweeter.
There was a period, in 1953, when Artie was involved with Conn in the development of new clarinet technology and appeared in one advertisement; there was a road trip to Texas that year, so perhaps he took a Conn.
To quote Artie (from Mr. Simosko's biography): "......unfortunately it (the Conn) just didn't work out on the job", and "when he began performing in public again in the fall of 1953, he was using another French clarinet, a Buffet".
Here is an additional comment from Mr. Simosko:
"Artie also told me the acid in his fingertips would quickly eat away at
the metal & he'd have to replace clarinets (or at least the keys) mainly
for that reason. That may explain why the Conn looked old."
Post Edited (2004-09-03 00:52)
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