Klarinet Archive - Posting 001126.txt from 1997/11

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: Buffet comparison chart
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 11:02:34 -0500

Yes, I think those headings mean where they are mainly used.

Peter

Dirk Kussin wrote:
>
> Peter> I've dug out the chart handed out by Francois Kloc, the head
> Peter> technician at Buffet. Some things jump out: The Festival, RC
> Peter> and DG's register tubes are 3 mm higher than the "traditional
> Peter> location" and the Vintage's 1 mm. All the tubes are listed as
> Peter> "AM"(American) except the Festival and RC ("FR" France). The
> Peter> DG's bore is "More Conical" than the others. The bottom lists
> Peter> Area and Used: R 13 is Orchestra, USA, UK, JAPAN, Festival is
> Peter> Solo Instrument, USA, JAPAN, EUROPE, Vintage Orch/Solo In. USA
> Peter> JAPAN EUROPE, DG is Chamber Music, EUROPE, RC is "Orch in
> Peter> Europe and Japan" and Elite is Solo/Orch, FRANCE. Hope this
> Peter> helps!
>
> Very interesting. Do the items orchestra/chamber/solo mean that they
> are mainly used in these areas, or that they are "created" (intended)
> for these areas?
>
> By the way, there seems to be a difference between Europe and UK. I
> ever thought UK is a part of Europe. But it seems to be that the usual
> pitch in UK is a=440 (like in US), whereas in (continental) Europe it
> is a@-----. Am I right?
>
> Also I read in a catalogue (guess it was the price list of Bill
> Lewingston (?), London) the sentence: "The R-13 is preferred in US and
> UK, whereas the RC is preferred in Europe" (at least similarly).
>
> Dirk
>
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