Klarinet Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 1997/10

From: SCM9348@-----.com
Subj: Re: Leblanc
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 14:01:33 -0400

I too play an Opus Bb and wouldn't think of using anything else, it gives
complete control through the whole range and I've found that I don't have to
add keys on throat notes or in the altissimo range. Don't let all of the
stuff about superior scale and resonance tuning and all get to your head
though, it helps a lot, and played correctly its just beautiful, but I can
and have made a poor sound on it because of embouchure quirks, as you can do
on any instrument reguardless of price and how many gizmos and extra things
are added to it! My 2c's

--Stephen C. Moore / scm9348@-----.com