Klarinet Archive - Posting 000201.txt from 1994/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <NIETHAMER@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: Ralph Nunn asks about LeBlanc clarinets
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 20:30:17 -0500

On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:

> LeBlanc makes a wonderful clarinet. So does Buffet. So does
> Selmer. Play on one and chose it on the basis of what you
> and your teacher think. Ignore all the media hype.

So does Yamaha! Rossi! So do lots of makers.
>
> By the way, your note said that your current clarinet has a nice
> dark tone. Is it possible that it has no tone at all and that it
> is you who has the nice tone?

I neglected to add in an earlier post that IMHO you get the tone that you
"hear" in your inner ear from years of listening, regardless of who made
the instrument. I'm assuming that the instruments in question are all
good quality instruments. Dan, as usual, I think you hit it on the head
here. The clarinet has no tone until someone plays it.

David Niethamer