Klarinet Archive - Posting 000324.txt from 1997/05

From: Martin Marks <mmarks@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Experimenting with Bells
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 00:25:28 -0400

At 03:31 AM 5/10/97 GMT, you wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>
Apparently Mr. Deplus does not tune all bells. Mine definitely does not
sound or feel better
with the logo on top.

Marty Marks
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