Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2017-11-15 18:43
I don't know, why'd they expand their business at this speed then? The point of creating a new line of Boehm clarinets and building a new factory (AFAIK their higher level Boehms are made in Markneukirchen!) is to ship them to other countries, for there isn't a big demand here in Germany. On the contrary, a horn like the Superior needs to be marketed towards pros in the US and find its way into more important orchestras for people to notice it. And to justify the rather high price.
Buffet is aware of this and has also acknowlegded that in today's economy, teasing with new stuff, even when it's not that different from the older releases, is the way to keep the customer interested. Does anyone need a Tradition or Legende? No, but they're new, shiny and exciting, plus you can make up some b*** story about how it's a revolutionary new bore design with roots in the golden ages of clarinet making (it's a cylindrical bore from when the R13 wasn't created yet...)
Sadly for many German instrument makers, they haven't realized all this yet. So I'm puzzled at Uebel creating an entirely new Instrument, the Excellence, but there's nothing more to find out. When this one and the Superior II are availabe, I'll try them for sure.
Post Edited (2017-11-15 18:44)
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