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Re: Chadash clarients

Author: genekeyes ★2017
Date: 2010-06-18 03:47

J.J.
This will be my last response to this thread online..............if you would like to continue this off line, you can contact me privately.

You are obviously free to express your opinions about any instrument but again, I question the validity of a statement that the intonation of Chadash clarinets is "all over the place" and again I ask you to look at the players who have responded to this thread and who rely on Chadash Instruments to make a living............not one response has even hinted at confirming your opinion.......actually, it has been just the opposite. Furthermore, I think we all know that there is no manufacturer large or small that has ever, or will ever make a clarinet that is perfectly in tune for every player in every situation. The woodwind instrument that needs no adjustment by the player has never and will never be a reality. There are just too many variables. Learning to play in tune is part of learning to play.

That being said, I have found that Chadash clarinets are consistently closer to the ideal than any other brand that I have tried in almost 50 years of professional playing. While I have not sampled all of the instruments made by all of the smaller manufacturers, I have played many of them, and certainly the offerings of all of the majors that service the US market (Buffet, Selmer, Leblanc, Yamaha etc).....

In addition, my personal experience.....and observation is that Guy works with his clients to give them an instrument that tunes and responds to their individual needs..........again....an observation that is corroborated by fine players on this list and elsewhere............your statement that the intonation on his clarinets is "all over the place" is a blanket indictment that is not reflective of the experiences of any other responders to this thread. If indeed you have had repeated intonation problems with Chadash clarinets. perhaps you should consider the possibility that the problem is not with the clarinet.

One more small point..........I did not purchase instruments from Guy as a result of a long term relationship............the relationship developed after the purchase. And finally.....if you were to say that you don't like his instruments for whatever reason......that is your opinion. To comment on what you perceive to be a problem but is not recognized by numerous others to whom such a crucial deficiency would be very obvious, only serves as reason to question it's validity.

Post Edited (2010-06-18 04:08)

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