Klarinet Archive - Posting 000847.txt from 1996/08

From: Starr Schaftel Wayne <starrs@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Continuing comments of Starr Schaftel Wayne
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 14:16:30 -0400

>
> The question is too specific. I have not heard an R13 and a LeBlanc Concerto
> played side by side under conditions of a blind test. My statement was
> much more broad: that, except for the most unusual circumstances,
> different clarinets produce fundamentally the same sound character
> when played on by a single player; i.e., a person's sound character is
> not influenced by the instrument. A person
> s sound character is inluenced by other and personal things such as
> body type, head cavity sizes and shape, etc.
>
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> > Starr Schaftel Wayne
> ====================================
> Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
> (leeson@-----.edu)
>
Dear Dan,
You would make a very good politician! Do you or do you not hear any
"sound character" difference between two clarinets, when played by the
same player with the same setup in a blind side-by-side comparison?

Respectfully,
Starr Schaftel Wayne