Klarinet Archive - Posting 000119.txt from 1996/11

From: Jessica Phillips <jp251@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: new Opus
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 20:27:12 -0500

On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:

> Sean,
> You're right, LeBlanc does have a rosewood Opus. I think Ricardo
> Morales is the only one with 1 or 2 (I'm not sure if he has an A rosewood).
> I heard about this from Tim Clark since he does Ricardo's setup. The
> rosewood should give a mellower sound (I know - material doesn't matter!).
> The only experience I have with different woods is in recorder playing. I
> have a soprano recorder of rosewood. I've tried sopranos made of pearwood,
> maple, plum, ebony, and grenadilla. The wood does affect the tone of the
> instrument. It seems like the softer woods give a more diffuse sound and
> the harder woods project or have a more compact sound - and since there are
> no "reeds" on recorders, I think this is a better instrument to judge the
> effects of different woods on tone color.
>
> Dan
>
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> Daniel A. Paprocki
> Instructor of Clarinet
> Malone College
> dap@-----.us
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>You are right, Morales plays on the new rosewood opus clarinet for A and
b-flat. It gives a mellower sound, and the resistance from note to note
is less apparent than the Buffet. The sound is gorgeous from a distance
at the Metropolitan Opera.