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Is Rossi still going strong?

Author: ruben
Date: 2026-11-09 14:09

Is Mr. Rossi still building clarinets in Chile? You hear less of his fine clarinets. Mr. Rossi must be getting on in years. I might add that he is a great clarinetist.

rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com

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Re: Is Rossi still going strong?

Author: jim sclater
Date: 2026-11-09 16:56

He is indeed going strong, and, yes, he is indeed a fine clarinetist and a real gentleman.

jsclater@comcast.net

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Re: Is Rossi still going strong?

Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2026-11-11 04:15

Yes, Luis Rossi is still going strong and continues to make his most incredible clarinets.

Tom Piercy

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Re: Is Rossi still going strong?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2026-11-11 04:29

I recently did a load of work on a Bb/A set of Rossis (added LH Ab/Eb levers and some other keywork mods) and found the keywork on them pretty crude - even more crude than B&H and Peter Eaton keywork. The flat sprung C#/G# keys had a really sluggish action and I converted them to needle sprung which feels more positive (as well as lengthening the touchpieces).

Also the decorative cast polyester artificial ivory barrel and bell socket rings just disintegrated and fell off, so I replaced them all with Buffet ones, so the sockets are all properly reinforced.

I did like the delrin speaker tubes and thumb tubes which are threaded so they can be removed easily as and when you need to (especially when oiling the bore), then sealed with silicone sealant when refitting them (which they were sealed with originally).

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Is Rossi still going strong?

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2026-11-11 10:35

>> I recently did a load of work on a Bb/A set of Rossis <<

Did it have the acetal inserts for the pivot screws in the hinge rods?

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