Morrie backun biography examples

Backun Musical Services Ltd. (BMS) is a Canadian manufacturer of clarinets in bass, B♭ and A and accessories, based in Burnaby, British Columbia.

History

In 2000 clarinetist and entrepreneur Morrie Backun opened a small repair shop for woodwind instruments with two employees.

After having been commissioned by J. Wesley (Wes) Foster, Principal Clarinet of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to overhaul one of his clarinets, Backun was unable to complete the project, as the original barrel of the instrument was missing.

After consulting with Foster, Backun set out to make a barrel from cocobolo wood (Dalbergia retusa), which became the first Backun Barrel. After a short period of making only barrels, Backun then set out to design a clarinet bell in 2001 and mouthpieces in 2004.^[1] Gaining international renown for clarinet barrels, bells and mouthpieces, in addition to designing and modifying clarinets by other makers, Backun was approach