Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 1996/08

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.COM>
Subj: instrument weight
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 16:58:14 -0400

Mark----you wrote:
>He did mention to me that his clarinet (a Selmer 10G) is much heavier than
>a Buffet R-13 he tried at Blue Lake. I had no idea modern clarinets
differed
>greatly in weight. How large are the differences?
>
>Thanks for any info,

I have a Selmer 10R. I haven't taken specific measurements, but I would
say rather confidently that it is at least 1/3 heavier than my Buffet.
The 10R (recial) model is built with thicker walls. All my Bb's differ in
weight considerably. Buffet's "Prestige" models are heavier than regular
R-13's. Their "Elite" model is lighter than most any
clarinet available now.
----Bill Fogle.