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Re: Chadash clarients

Author: genekeyes ★2017
Date: 2010-06-15 17:29

J.J................Not knowing anything about you or your background and based on your posting, I would unfortunately have to assume that your "experience" with Chadash clarinets is very limited and as such suspect. As I have said in an earlier posting, I own a set and have had many dealings with Guy over an extended period of time. Your statement about the intonation on Chadash clarinets being "all over the place" is inaccurate.........the intonation on these clarinets is among the best in the industry..........if you don't believe this, you only have to look at the names and positions of the people that make a living playing them. Furthermore, my experience, after playing what I am sure is many more of them than you, is that their level of consistency is on a par with the best around....you don't have to try 20 clarinets to get a good one........as a matter of fact, I've never played a bad one.

Guy has never claimed to have"recreated magic from older R-13 models". The truth of the matter is that for as long as I can remember, the standard of the industry for classical players has been, in spite of it's well known short comings, the R-13. This statement is not meant to demean any of the other fine clarinets available in today's market. Because Guy has used and improved on the R-13 model, players like myself and many others have found the switch to a clarinet that has retained the much sought after characteristics of a good R-13, while improving on some of the problems, a relatively easy and painless change.

Dealing with a small clarinet maker gives the player the opportunity to take a fine instrument and to customize it to meet their own requirements....a service that larger companies cannot offer and which would require the additional time and expense of having the instrument set up to meet your personal taste. By the way..........I would be interested in talking to any of those Chadash owners who are getting rid of their"funky clarinets"......I'm sure I have students that would be interested in them. Your entire analysis of how people people can be easily fooled is faulty. If you cannot tell the difference between a good instrument and a bad one, you probably would not be looking at five thousand dollar instruments, unless the cost is of no consequence to you...... I don't know many clarinet players who currently fall into that category.

Your entire posting reads like a collection of mis-informed ramblings or even worse, an attempt to discredit a fine craftsman who consistently produces products of the highest quality.......

disclaimer: I do not work for or with Guy Chadash. I use and enjoy his products and services.

GK

Post Edited (2010-06-15 17:59)

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