Author: Arnold the basset hornist
Date: 1999-08-12 07:03
The brand "Esser" is manufactured by the Steuer company (today owned by Mr. Hans Gillhaus), located at Lindau (Bodensee), Germany.
As far as I know, they do not manufacture the "APOLLO SOLIST" brand (with 1x, 2x or 3x stone polish) anymore.
[ see <a href=http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?id=2101>posting 2101</a> ]
Moreover, I read, there is a new reed manufacturer in Lindau now. I do not know anything about his reed program, but I could imagine (just an extimate of mine!), one of the former employees of Steuer wants to continue the tradition of the "APOLLO SOLIST" brand. The advertisement (in the german magazin 'rohrblatt) showed a reed with "H+H" written on the bark, which usually requires a laser writer (Steuer owns one).
It is said, the frech cut made by Steuer is a still more german cut than other manufaturers do. This may cause problems this short tables, I think.
I'll look for the addresses (including telephone and fax numbers, I don't think they offer e-mail until now) and post it one of the next days.
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