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Re: E flat clarinet series 9

Author: TomS
Date: 2017-05-07 23:53

My series 9 E-flat was better than all the rest in it's day. Made about 1965, I think.

The local HS band had monster clarinet players in the 1950s and 60s ... they tried all E-flats and also came up with the Selmer. By far better than Buffet or Leblanc. I remember our Efer player was a big guy with big meaty hands ... he could play ANYTHING the soprano players could on this little critter. He was also first chair All-State on this instrument.

We had a private teacher that was the Daniel Bonade of Central Arkansas. This guy beat you into submission ... you would leave a lesson tired, shaking and soaked in perspiration. A tough love approach ... and it worked. You dare not come to the next lesson unprepared ... I had all of 4 sessions before my parents didn't want to mess up their Saturdays with my lessons ... Too bad, he churned out All-State players by the dozens ... many went on with careers in music, either teaching or playing professionally.

Tom

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