Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 1996/08

From: Fernando @-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Help: Buffet Festival vs. LeBlanc Concerto?
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 17:14:30 -0400

Yes. I bought a new clarinet on my last trip to New York.
I tryed on Lebanc Opus, Concerto and Buffet Festival and R-13
Prestige.(I have been playing on both Bb & A Buffet RC Prestige).
I had a surprise, because the best instrument I found out was one
R-13!!!!!!!
On both Leblanc Concerto and Opus I found good horns, at least on
sound projection(maybe because their pads with resonators)but the sound
quality I didn't like so much as Buffet.
Like I told you, I have been playing on a RC Prestige and my horn is
very good, but, I don't know what's happenig with the new series on Prestige
and Festival, but I didn't find any better horns then mine.
The only one that I liked was one R-13 that I bought on Weiner
Music. The pitch is very very good(at least on the low notes[G, F, E])the
troath notes don't works like troath( they are very clear) and it is
cheapest then Prestige or Festival.
I think that the news "R-13" are betters then the old ones.
If you have a chance, try on these new ones.

I hope help you.

Good luck

Fernando Silveira
Principal - National Symphony - Brazil

At 00:38 22/08/96 EDT, you wrote:
>I need some information from the list. I have an opportunity to upgrade
>from an R-13 to either a Festival or a Concerto. Any experiences or comments
>on these two models? Any insight greatly appreciated.
>
>Steven A. Melnyk
>16513sam@-----.edu
>
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