Klarinet Archive - Posting 000525.txt from 1997/11
From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <J.T.Salm@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: Simon's visit from Vandoren
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 17:11:50 -0500
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Hi,
I have the Elite clarinets now for one year (yeh: one of them, the Bb is
cracked for the second time: very thin walled??). The first time my Bb was
cracked I got a "new"Elite model Bb, the one wich is as long as the A
clarinet. Really, terrible sound and very difficult to handle (extra low E
key with your R thumb, like on Oehler-system clarinets). I stick with the
"old"model (wich isn't available anymore) Bb, with indeed, a very beautiful
sound (I think), and: shorter than the A clarinet.
One very nice "thing" about the clarinets: each instrument 20% less weight
than an avarage clarinet... ain't that something?
The A-clarinet is, indeed, extremely beautiful!
Could someone tells me more about DG clarinets?
cheers!
Jeroen T. Salm
The Netherlands
J.T.Salm@-----.nl
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| Van: peter.stoll@-----.ca
| Aan: klarinet@-----.us
| Onderwerp: Simon's visit from Vandoren
| Datum: donderdag 13 november 1997 1:57
|
| That was interesting news; about a month ago we had a visit from the new
| technical head of production at Buffet, and some of the confusion about
| their different brands was cleared up. The thin-walled Elite model is
| apparently mostly popular as an A clarinet due to the highly-focussed
| sound (both the A and the Bb are the same length! Something to do with
| resonance keys for low F). The Prestige horns are selected from the
| heaviest billets of wood that come in, hence the denser sound/feeling
most
| notice. He also brought a "DG" model Bb, in which some tone-hole
| re-shaping had been tried by the inventor (Daniel Gauthier I think) which
| had a nice smooth sound but was a bit smaller in overall tonal breadth.
| The most interesting thing was a chart which showed the regions (Europe,
| North America, Asia) where each model was most popular. Worth an hour to
| hear all this!
|
| Peter Stoll
| Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
| University of Toronto
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<html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFF0"><p><font size=3D3 =
color=3D"#0000FF" face=3D"System"><b>Hi,<br>I have the Elite clarinets =
now for one year (yeh: one of them, the Bb is cracked for the second =
time: very thin walled??). The first time my Bb was cracked I got a =
"new"Elite model Bb, the one wich is as long as the A =
clarinet. Really, terrible sound and very difficult to handle (extra low =
E key with your R thumb, like on Oehler-system clarinets). I stick with =
the "old"model (wich isn't available anymore) Bb, with indeed, =
a very beautiful sound (I think), and: shorter than the A =
clarinet.<br>One very nice "thing" about the clarinets: each =
instrument 20% less weight than an avarage clarinet... ain't that =
something?<br>The A-clarinet is, indeed, extremely =
beautiful!<br><br>Could someone tells me more about DG clarinets? =
<br><br>cheers!<br><br>Jeroen T. Salm<br>The =
Netherlands<br><u>J.T.Salm@-----.nl</u><br><br><font =
color=3D"#000000">----------<br>| Van: <font =
color@-----.ca</u><font =
color=3D"#000000"><br>| Aan: <font =
color@-----.us</u><font =
color=3D"#000000"><br>| Onderwerp: Simon's visit from Vandoren<br>| =
Datum: donderdag 13 november 1997 1:57<br>| <br>| That was interesting =
news; about a month ago we had a visit from the new<br>| technical head =
of production at Buffet, and some of the confusion about<br>| their =
different brands was cleared up. The thin-walled Elite model is<br>| =
apparently mostly popular as an A clarinet due to the =
highly-focussed<br>| sound (both the A and the Bb are the same length! =
Something to do with<br>| resonance keys for low F). The Prestige horns =
are selected from the<br>| heaviest billets of wood that come in, hence =
the denser sound/feeling most<br>| notice. He also brought a =
"DG" model Bb, in which some tone-hole<br>| re-shaping had =
been tried by the inventor (Daniel Gauthier I think) which<br>| had a =
nice smooth sound but was a bit smaller in overall tonal breadth.<br>| =
The most interesting thing was a chart which showed the regions =
(Europe,<br>| North America, Asia) where each model was most popular. =
Worth an hour to<br>| hear all this!<br>| <br>| Peter Stoll<br>| =
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music<br>| University of Toronto</p>
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