Klarinet Archive - Posting 000319.txt from 1997/05

From: fersilv@-----.net
Subj: Re: Experimenting with Bells
Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 23:31:23 -0400

When I was in Buffet Factory in France, I could speak with Mr.
Deplus and, I don't know if you know, but he is the man that determine when
will be puted the Bufet's logo on barrel and bell. He take me to one room
where he try all the clarinets make from Buffet, and when he told me that I
was surprise, but when he play and turn the barrel and bell's position I
could feel the diference.
I have been using RC Prestige A & Bb. On that horns you can see that
the inside shape of the bell is diferent. Is like an English Horn's bell.
When I change and put one bell from one regular R13 or RC I can fell the
diference(worst for me).

I hope it helps

Cheers

Fernando Silveira
Principal Clarinet - National Simphony - Brazil
Chamber Music Professor - Rio de Janeiro Federal University
At 17:14 09/05/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I may be digging up old threads here. But has anybody out there experimented
>with different bells on their clarinets? I have found that switching them
>produces quite a difference. I know that the mouthpiece designer - Clark
>Fobes has mentioned this but I haven't heard any follow up.
>
>It seems that the R13 bell on my LeBlanc LX sounds quite different. But skews
>the tuning of the B/E. Has anyone with a LeBlanc tried the "pocket bell"? If
>so how do you describe the difference?
>
>I remember a while ago at the U of M people talking about finding the exact
>rotation that sounds best on their bell, drilling a hole in the bell etc.
>etc. I don't believe I am consistent enough of a player to feel the
>difference in rotation myself. But I try from time to time. Do people still
>do this?
>
>Jerry Korten
>NYC
>
>