Klarinet Archive - Posting 001229.txt from 1997/09

From: "Lorne G. Buick" <lgbuick@-----.net>
Subj: Re:Boosey and Hawkes
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:36:40 -0400

Greetings Peter -

I can't say whether the quality of the 1010's is better, but having played
them for several years I can say they're definitely professional quality
instruments. Their distinctive feature (call it advantage or disadvantage)
is their huge bore - I think the 926 has a slightly larger bore than most
French clarinets but the 1010 is much bigger. This means you can't play
them in tune without a reamed-out mouthpiece (or one made with the bigger
bore in the first place). Incidentally I still have my 1010's and a few
mouthpieces which I could be persuaded to sell if anyone's interested. I
now play Rossi clarinets, with the same size bore as the 1010's and I have
the tools for adapting the mouthpieces (pretty scary-looking but I've
gotten used to them and the results are excellent).

>
> Can someone describe the advantages of the Symphony 1010 over the
> Imperial 926.
> I've owned a 926 for many years but have always felt that I'm missing
> something by not
> having the 1010.
>
> Thank you
> Peter Honor, Toronto
> paca@-----.net

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