Klarinet Archive - Posting 000208.txt from 1997/01

From: "Charles W. West" <cwest@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Festive Clarinets/perception
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:50:44 -0500

Yes, I have one Festival that's about 6 years old and I bought another a
couple of months ago--both b-flats. I like them a lot--same bore as r-13
with different placements of holes--register key 3mm higher, etc. Wood
is superb, all the bells and whistles are like the Prestige. As to
whether they are better, you still have to try the individual clarinet.
If you're interested, my new recording (Genzmer, Muczynski, Lutoslawski,
Alwyn, etc.) on Klavier is done on my Festival--available from Tower.
Chuck West

On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, David C. Blumberg wrote:

> Again, any perception of which Clarinet is better or worse is only that;
> perception. It is a very individual experience, that differs among players.
> You are much better off trying them yourself and going with your own
> experience.
>
> At 09:28 PM 1/12/97 PST, 2523 wrote:
> >Has anyone had any experience in the Buffet Festival Clarinets?
> >
> >The music store I go to got some in and I am thinking of trying them
> >out. If you tried them before, how are they? Are they better then
> >the R13 or the Prestige?
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