Klarinet Archive - Posting 000500.txt from 1997/11

From: Dirk Kussin <dirk@-----.de>
Subj: Re: Simon's visit from Vandoren
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 06:06:13 -0500

Interesting report, Peter. Do you have this chart in mind and can
explain it a little bit? (I'm in particular interested in Europe)

Have they pointed out for whom the DG is intended, for the Jazz or
more for the classical player? And have they said something about the
difference of the modells Festival, R-13 (prest.), RC (prest.), DG?
(Hope this question does not rise a polemic discussion.)

Best regards

Dirk

Peter> That was interesting news; about a month ago we had a visit
Peter> from the new technical head of production at Buffet, and some
Peter> of the confusion about their different brands was cleared
Peter> up. The thin-walled Elite model is apparently mostly popular as
Peter> an A clarinet due to the highly-focussed sound (both the A and
Peter> the Bb are the same length! Something to do with resonance keys
Peter> for low F). The Prestige horns are selected from the heaviest
Peter> billets of wood that come in, hence the denser sound/feeling
Peter> most notice. He also brought a "DG" model Bb, in which some
Peter> tone-hole re-shaping had been tried by the inventor (Daniel
Peter> Gauthier I think) which had a nice smooth sound but was a bit
Peter> smaller in overall tonal breadth. The most interesting thing
Peter> was a chart which showed the regions (Europe, North America,
Peter> Asia) where each model was most popular. Worth an hour to hear
Peter> all this!

Peter> Peter Stoll Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music University
Peter> of Toronto

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