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Author: S. Friedland
Date: 2008-02-27 12:48
In the everlasting quest of yet another horn(clarinet, if you will), I have come across one called "Andino", purported to have emanated from the hand of Mr. Rossi. Does someone have an impression of this instrument?
thank you.
SF
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2008-02-27 14:27
Hi Sherman - Have you looked into our BBord archives? I recalled the name had been discussed, and took a quick [Search] look-see, and yes, there is a bit of info there which might help, also Rossi was mentioned as were the body materials. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-02-27 14:46
As I understand isn't it Rossi's first intermediate level offering?
James
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: vin
Date: 2008-02-27 16:20
It's made with the input of Chris French, who has worked in clarinet design (for Selmer and other companies) for many years. I heard he was planning to put out, with the help of Rossi, an professional version of the Andino that is modeled on Ralph McLane's clarinet, or at least the Buffet clarinets from that period. Any time I have tried something that Chris has tinkered around with I've been impressed; I have not tried the student or pro Andino model.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2008-02-27 21:06
Kalmen Opperman told me that McLane’s Buffets were 22,000 series, made in 1937. This is after the time that Buffet began to use separate posts for the lo E and low F# keys.
He also said that Hans Moennig made very extensive alterations on them.
Ken Shaw
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2008-02-28 01:21
I gave it a short test drive at Clarinetfest last year. Played pretty nice, seemed like a good value for what they were asking. If I had outdoor gigs coming up, I'd consider buying one.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2008-02-28 16:17
I understand from a local Rossi fan that the Andino is being refined for consistency of intonation.
My fiddling with them (got a free tee shirt for my comments) at ClarinetFest was mixed. My mouthpiece would not fit in the wooden Andino, but the plastic horn seemed to be pretty good.
Bob Phillips
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Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2008-03-01 00:06
I tried the Andino at the NCMEA Conference. The rep said something about it being the first grenadilla model in the SouthEast or something like that and that I was the first to play it. My first thought was uncomfortable keywork compared to my Selmer. The intonation was good but it played sharp everywhere(maybe my setup). The tone was what is expected for a clarinet like this. I wasn't to impressed. I really liked the YCL clarinets over anything I tried out.
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