Klarinet Archive - Posting 000798.txt from 1997/05

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Eb Cl's
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 09:23:45 -0400

Peter,
My experience tuning with piccolos is that no matter how good your
horn is, if the picc player isn't a real specialist in piccolo, he/she'll
be very difficult to tune with because he won't be able to consistantly
control his instrument. Many flute players are just plain mediocre picc
players. I, for example, like eefer and have an ear for the sound and
tuning. However, I am not as good on Bass as I am on either eefer or
regular clarinet.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Wed, 28 May 1997 peter.stoll@-----.ca wrote:

>
> I'm curious about people's experiences with Leblanc Opus or other Eb's,
> as well as Yamaha and the vaunted Buffet RC; both in terms of sound, and
> especially tuning up top, ie. in unison with the dreaded piccolo.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Peter Stoll
> Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
> University of Toronto
>