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Author: surferpenguin
Date: 2005-06-24 07:36
Hey all! I'm going to (among other places) Paris and London this summer, and I was wondering if anyone had recommendations of clarinet-related sites in either place. Things like cool little clarinet shops, any sort of musical performances, and so on. I'm also interested in any sort of music-related destinations and activities, but as a clarinetist, a clarinet focus often appears. I'm sure you understand.
Thanks for your help!
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Author: joannew
Date: 2005-06-24 17:46
There are some excellent antique instrument shops here in Paris.
M. Charbit at Orphee is very helpful and knowledgeable:
http://www.orpheemusic.com/orphee.htm
The clarinet pictured here beside the Lyons is my new toy!
There are a couple of other shops which are also well worth a visit to see their collections of antique clarinets. I will search for the names & addresses if you are interested.
Bon voyage!
Joanne
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Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2005-06-24 17:54
I've had very satisfactory dealings with Howarth. Also I can recommend Quintette Music in Paris.
http://quintet.club.fr/index.html
Richard Scotto, the owner, is a former Buffet executive, and is very knowledgable about clarinets, and a nice guy as well!
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Author: donald
Date: 2005-06-25 03:06
sorry, i can't reccomend any clarinet orientated destinations in either Paris or London.... but i have to ask- SURFERpenguin, do you actually surf? i mean, it would be great to know that there is another clarinet playing surfer somewhere in the world.......
donald
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Author: surferpenguin
Date: 2005-06-25 03:38
The answer would be somewhat. My dad has taken me surfing, but not enough for me to totally know what I'm doing. I'm a major ocean girl, I just have to get to the ocean, and really learn. For the moment, I'm a boogeyboarder, body-surfer, and aiming to be a surfer.
I'm sure there are quite a few surfing clarinet players though... they just haven't popped out to say hello as of yet : )
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Author: donald
Date: 2005-06-26 06:45
i love longboarding but i'm not very good at it
plus i get a sore left knee- so today, for instance, i was bodyboarding for about 3 hours until i got cramp (it's mid winter down here in nz)
i surf Piha which is notoriously big and dangerous, so i'm used to coping with serious sized waves, but i love nothing more than a nice east coast 3 foot day..... much more relaxing.
today someone got pulled into a dangerous spot (risked getting pounded on rocks) and a number of us helped direct this to safety. He was shaking afterward- he could have died. Everyone out there knew how he felt, too. It's good to have some serious things to put bad reeds into perspective!
donald
ps- if i don't go into the sea at least twice a week i get all grumpy, for this reason i don't live in the US anymore (most of the jobs aren't near the sea, though maybe i could find one if i tried a bit harder). in NZ i am never more than an hours drive from the coast, most of the time i can get to waves in less than 45min.
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2005-06-27 01:05
I'm extremely suprised that no one hasn't mentioned Vandoren!
Vandoren
56 Rue Lepic - 750118
Paris, France
I don't know if it's open to the public or not (never been) but it's in Paris! You could go get a picture of the building at least! Does someone know if Vandoren is open to the public?
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