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