Klarinet Archive - Posting 000501.txt from 1995/12

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: C clarinets
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:44:25 -0500

Leslie,
I have only had experience with Selmers and Buffets but I have
been extremely disgusted with their tuning. I am told that Leblancs have
the same tuning problems. Surprisingly, the best c-clarinet I ever tried,
and this has also been backed up by others, was the Noblet. Yup, that's
right. The student line of Leblanc. It just tunes correctly. I suspect
that all C's have a problem because the mouthpiece is the wrong length
and even, possibly, size for the instrument. After all, E-flat clarinets
have a different mouthpiece. So do D clarinets (which use the E-flat
mouthpiece). I'll bet that if you got a couple of old mouthpieces and
shortened them by about an eighth of an inch they'd tune pretty well. Now
that's an idea for an experiment, all you clarinet techs out there. Anyway,
that's my $.02 on the issue.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet instructor,
Peabody Preparatory

On Tue, 19 Dec 1995, Leslie P. Fox wrote:

> I am interested in purchasing a C-clarinet and wouldlike information
> regarding the quality of available instruments. I currentl;y play on Buffet
> R-13 Bflat and A instruments. Comments about Buffet, LeBlanc and Noblet
> would be particularly appreciated.
>
> If anyone has a used C clarinet for sale, please send e-mail to me:
> lpfox@-----.com
>
> Thanks
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> Leslie P. Fox
> email address: lpfox@-----.com
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