Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Leblanc
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 22:49:52 -0400

Thanks for your comments Chris....sounds like you have the horn that fits
you! Bravo!

Roger Garrett

On Sat, 4 Oct 1997 Composer16@-----.com wrote:

> --------I love the sound that the Concerto provides. It is dark, warm, and
> extremely flexible. I also noticed that it had a more lyrical sound to it
> when compared to the Opus I tried. The Opus and the Concerto have the same
> qualities except what I just mentioned. Also, I can do without the gadgets
> the Opus has. People have been playing clarinets without them for the
> longest time.
> I find the Concerto scale perfectly even, with no change of timbre color when
> changing registers, or even going from hand to hand like I noticed on my
> R-13. People who play Buffet say they have never experienced these problems
> but over the years they learn to compensate for them, which makes it harder
> for them to switch. I had the R-13 for a short time, but quickly switched
> after seeing its advantages over the R-13.
> The Concerto is a dream to play. Compared to my Buffet, I made All-State on
> the Concerto, and got perfect scores on my solos for competitions, whereas I
> did not have these results with my R-13. Any other questions? Feel free to
> ask me.
> Chris
> composer16@-----.com
> http://members.aol.com/composer16/index.html
>