Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 1997/11

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Reed Strengths and types
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 20:35:09 -0500

Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
>
> On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, J. Blake Arrington wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry to inform you about this, but the Leblanc Concerto and Opus
> > are far more superior to any Buffet clarinet. They are more
> > acoustically balanced,
> What does "acoustically balanced" mean?

It means if you tie a string to the thumbrest and hang
the clarinet (including mouthpiece and barrel) by the string
the longitudinal centerline of clarinet will be horizontal.
However, darker clarinets tend to have the bell end closer to
the ground (a lower frequency cutoff, so of course the low end
_has_ to hang lower). Jazz clarinets tend to have the mouthpiece
hanging closer to the ground. Those of us with with an adjustable
thumbrest can get either sound; indeed, that thumbrest makes
_all_ the difference.

Ducking the chipped mouthpieces and sliding on cork grease ...
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