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Re: G and A Pads

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-01-16 08:54

These Selmer pads were made by Lenny Gullotta who is now passed away for many years. He made these out of his garage! How do I know this? He wanted to sell the business to me for $50,000, back in the 1980's. I just couldn't do it. Maybe $20,000. If I bought it, I'd still be paying off the bill. A nice and talented man, but he was out of his mind asking this much.

For those that don't know Lenny, he made an extended lower A clarinet joint with extra keys for David Shifrin so David could play the Mozart Concerto in its full version. I think David was the first person to record this piece the way Mozart wrote it. This was done in the 1980's and it was done incredibly well by David. It remains one of my favorite recordings. He was using Selmers then.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2017-01-16 09:11)

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