Klarinet Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 1994/12

From: "Nunn, Ralph L" <NUNNR@-----.US>
Subj: Clarinet Comparisons
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 09:10:30 -0500

Hello, Folks-

I'm new to this list; I just barely found out about it, and
subscribed as soon as I could.
I've been noticing that there has been some discussion between
different brands of clarinets. I came through college on a Buffet R
13, and have throughly enjoyed playing on it. The sound is a lot
darker and richer that the Selmer Series 9 that I used to play on.
I've read a lot about the new line of Leblanc's (I think it's called
Concerto), and they claim that they are a better instrument than the
Buffet, because intonation is better, and they have what they call
"even resistance" (or something like that) in all the registers. I
asked my professor what he thought of the instruments, and he said
that if he had the money, he'd probably switch. I'd like to read
what someone else thinks of these instruments, and whether or not
he/she switched to this instrument from a Buffet.

-Ralph Nunn

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