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Ripamonti bass clarinet

Author: gRAHAM
Date: 2000-09-12 03:24

Hi,

Has anyone here played a ripamonti bass clarinet?

GRaham

http://www.network.it/ripamonti/

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RE: Ripamonti bass clarinet

Author: SusieQ
Date: 2000-09-13 00:27

Hi Graham,
I hate to disappiont you, but I know nothing about Ripamonti or Winston bass clarinets. Where did you find out about these two brands? I am always interested in any bass clarinet information I can find. Right now I have an old Bundy in good working condition, but would like to buy another in the not too distant future. What other brands have you tried and what would you recommend?
Thanks,
SusieQ

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RE: Ripamonti bass clarinet-SusieQ

Author: gRAHAM
Date: 2000-09-13 02:13

Hi,
the only bass clarinets I have experiments with is a vito, a leblanc and 3 selmer paris bass clarinets. I like the selmer Paris basses the best. I have a model 35. Im always looking for something new. When I herd that E.M. Winston bass clarinets were wood and made in europe I was intrigued I have since found out that they are made by amati. I personally like amati clarinets although many people on this board do not. L.A. Ripamonti has a very interesting basset horn and so I became interested in their bass clarinet. I have emailed them but have received no response yet. The only companies that I know of that make bass clarinets are buffet, Leblanc, Yamaha, amati, Selmer (both companies), ripamonti Wurlitzer, Orsi, Rampone and canzi, and I forgot the rest. Most of those companies do not import to the US but have their instruments available through a special order. That's why I am interested in them.
GRaham

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RE: Ripamonti bass clarinet

Author: Hans
Date: 2000-09-13 07:53

No experience with the brand Ripamonti.
I would like to add to your list of bass clarinet brands a lot of interesting German makers from now and the past.
Wurlitzer (Fritz, Herbert), Oehler O., Graessel G.,
N�rnberger W. , Hammerschmidt (Frank, Karl), Reidel L., Uebel F.A.
A lot of them still built bass clarinets (only hand-made) with an realy outstanding level of key work design and superb sound quality. Delivery time: 6 month - 3 years.
(I'm playing a Wurlitzer Bass clarinet till low C, German system but also recently Wurlitzer German Boehm soprano clarinets, my experience for switching to reform Boehm is a learning curve from 2 - 3 month to ...., maybe the same in the other direction). Only Herbert Wurlitzer makes besides the german system a Reform Boehm bass clarinet model, used in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra and other top orchestras.
It would be great if the german (Oehler or reform Boehm) system will be more known in the US as already is the case in Japan.

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