Author: zhangray4
Date: 2017-08-10 08:29
People on here should have the right to express whatever opinion they have freely on the BBoard. If they hate Buffets, fine. If they hate Zinners fine. Music is extremely subjective. Would there be a real point of this BBoard if everyone were forced to say how good Buffet, Vandoren, Zinner, Legere, Backun, Silverstein ... ? Would there be a point for this BBoard if everything were just so great?
What's the point of complimenting a certain brand if you just don't like it, just so you get to talk to "someone of the stature of Gregory Smith"? What's the use of pleasing these famous people?
For me, a high school senior, I come onto this BBoard to gain some general knowledge of the clarinet world. What reeds/mouthpieces do many people prefer? Why do they hate/like a certain brand? I ask questions and I can get the opinions of a dozen. These are all subjective, I know, but its always nice to know what other people think, to understand major shifts in the clarinet world, like the clarinet sound, equipment, etc.
I would like to say though: although people are entitled to their opinions and their right to express them, we should all try to instill a friendly atmosphere. Instead of saying "Buffet is trash," why not say something like "in my opinion, Buffet's clarinets can vary greatly from one clarinet to another." Or "I feel that Buffet focuses more on marketing than on improving the quality of their instruments." (These may not be my opinions, just making this up as examples). We can talk about these matters more politely, but we should be able to talk about them.
-- Ray Zhang
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