SECTOR SPOTLIGHT BRASS AND WOODWIND
Nuvo Clarinéo £149.99
This C clarinet is something of a revolution for woodwind teaching, allowing small-handed players of six-years old and upwards to learn the instrument and then, with just a day’s practice (or when the time comes) transfer to a full-sized Bb instrument.
Stagg Mini trumpet £189.99
This Bb pocket trumpet sports stainless steel pistons, a third tuning slide finger ring and ships with its own case. The instrument comes in a variety of coloured finishes and once again presents customers with the chance to try out an instrument that might not otherwise be considered, thanks to the spectacular entry-level pricing.
Accessorise Denis Wick Products specialise in brass accessories, with the best-selling model the DW5504 trumpet mute. This mute is still hand-crafted in the old-fashioned way. "This method gives the metal a 'work-hardened' quality that makes the mute hard and resonant – ideal for orchestral playing," said director Stephen Wick. The DW5504 is available in aluminium, brass or copper. Whatever instruments you are selling,
there will be accessories to add to that profit figure. Wind is no exception – and the UK even has a world famous brand of its own for your brass add-ons.
New products from Denis Wick include
mute bags for horn, euphonium and tuba and mouthpiece pouches in embossed leather or a canvas-like durable nylon, although it is the mutes and mouthpieces that are responsible for Wick’s appeal. The first Denis Wick mouthpieces were made in 1968, and the range has grown to become one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. They are famous for their wonderful sound and designs, and are produced to the highest technical specifications. Special attention is paid to the rims, which are both comfortable and consistent. Special techniques are used to produce beautiful
and extremely hard-wearing silver and gold plating. Many mouthpieces are available in Heritage, Heavytop and Ultra formats as well as in the Classic shape. At the other end of the manufacturing
process come the items that make clarinet, saxophone and oboe playing possible – the humble reed. It takes usually two to four years of growth before a mature cane plant is harvested and that harvest period takes up to three months. Cane pole processing involves de-husking, sunning, drying, sawing and storage, which takes another two years. After that the lengthy process of
cutting, splitting and shaping the reeds
CONTACTS
TOM & WILL (CLARINÉO) 01428 658806 EMD (STAGG) 01293 862612 YAMAHA 01908 366700 DENIS WICK 01202 665100 JHS (ODYSSEY) 0113 286 5381 KORG (JUPITER) 01908 857100 FCN (J MICHAEL) 01892 603730 ROSETTI 01376 550033 BARNES & MULLINS 01691 652449
into the wee tools we all know seems like no time at all. Two brands stand out in the reed department, namely Rico and Vandoren. Rico divides its reeds for sax and clarinet and for classical and jazz players, while Vandoren has traditional, V12 German and 56 Rue Lepic clarinet reeds and traditional, V12, V16, ZZ and Java saxophone reeds. Needless to say, whatever your playing preference, these two companies will be able to find the right playing tool for your customers. And there we leave it. It’s a huge market and hard to get a handle, but with the right research and the right partners it could be your next best thing.
54 miPRO
OCTOBER 2010
WWW.MI-PRO.CO.UK
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84