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 Re: why do clrinetists avoid boosey hawkes?
Author: sfalexi 
Date:   2005-03-04 19:04

David Spiegelthal wrote:

> While I much appreciate John's kind words, he failed to mention
> some important points. His 2-20, like the Booseys I play
> myself, was modified with moderate tonehole undercutting and
> probably a bit of tonehole work to correct intonation problems
> -- also, some of the Booseys have needed the recently-discussed
> 'resonance' vent hole in the bell. Plus, all the Booseys I've
> worked on get keywork improvements such as thinning of the
> excessively-fat sliver keys, throat "A" key, and register key.
> In 'stock' from, most of the B&H clarinets I've tried were a
> bit stuffy and fuzzy, and had some intonation issues and clunky
> keywork. As such, they're worth about what they're selling for
> on eBay.
>
> Had B&H done these relatively simple things at the factory,
> they would have had an excellent line of 'no-excuse' clarinets
> and would probably still be producing them. IMHO.

Dave,

In your opinion, would the average cost of a B&H (let's say the above stated 60 dollars) and paying for these modifications (I don't know how much they are) all equate to a good clarinet for the final cost? Cause if so, then we'd know that there's a valuable resource out there waiting to be tapped.

US Army Japan Band
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