Clarinet master carves out his niche and world's best instruments

China Daily | September 19, 2006 | Copyright

SANTIAGO, Chile: Workers in a small adobe house in a gritty area of downtown Santiago are quietly producing what many musicians consider to be the world's best clarinets, carving out a niche in a global trade dominated by two or three big manufacturers.

The workshop of Argentine-born virtuoso clarinettist Luis Rossi is midway down a tidy lane of one-storey row houses, its exterior giving no clue to its importance in the rarefied world of professional clarinettists.

The shop in Chile's capital is nearly silent as seven workers concentrate on forming wood and metal into concert instruments.

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