Klarinet Archive - Posting 000490.txt from 1997/01

From: "Eliabeth R. Goeke" <goeke@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: What's a matched pair
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:42:30 -0500

Ok, I have a very unmatched pair. I have a normal C13 for my Bb, but my
A has several added keys (like a left handed Eb). They aren't matched
and for that reason I'm happy. I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHAT CLARINET I'M
HOLDING. Just a thought.
elizabeth

On Fri, 24 Jan 1997, Laurence Liberson wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:06:47 EST, Dan Leeson wrote:
>
> > The term "matched pair" is used as if everyone in the world knows
> > what is being spoken of.
> >
> > All right. I'll volunteer. I don't know what this term means other
> > than in the most general sense.
> >
> > What is a matched pair of instruments? (Careful. I have a weapon!)
> >
>
> Hey, Dan...I'll bite!
>
> Actually, "matched pair" is pretty much a misnomer, isn't it?
>
> There are some (not all, for sure) who might attempt to pick out an A
> and Bb as a set, hoping to select a pair with somewhat similar
> characteristics of sound, response, intonation, etc...much of what is
> often a study in futility; the reason being (maybe?) that when "we"
> play, "we" like to sound like somewhat the same person, not one with
> multiple clarinet personalities.
>
> Then again, it all depends on what you want to match.
>
> Myself? If I really like a horn (and I have my own criteria, as I'm
> sure you realize), it's because it plays the way that I (emphasis on
> "I") want it to play (ahhh..which may be similar to my others, eh?).
>
> Therefore, I suppose I have a few matched pairs of instruments...
>
> ...because they match the spaces in
> my cases!
>
>
> Larry Liberson
> Detroit Symphony Orchestra
> hardreed@-----.com
>