Klarinet Archive - Posting 000785.txt from 1996/08
From: Gary Van Cott <mccmis@-----.COM> Subj: Re: Questions about R13 shopping (fwd) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 15:34:49 -0400
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> Well, I am glad I woke Dan up. Haven't heard from him much lately. By
> the way, Greg is my son (who I don't think I mentioned by name) my
> name is Gary.
>
> While I have agreed with Dan's posts in the past about our inability
> to describe the differences in tone quality effectively in words,
> that doesn't mean that the differences don't exist.
>
> I *can* hear a differece between my old Selmer Signet and my son's
> R-13. The only variable in this testing is instrument. Everything
> else (mouthpiece, player, even the reed) is the same. How much does
> the instrument contribute to the sound? Ten percent, twenty? I don't
> know but it is enough to be significant.
>
> Gary Van Cott
> Las Vegas, NV
> mccmis@-----.com
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