Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1997/12

From: Matthew Hanson <mchanson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: old clarinet sr. #'s
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:09:50 -0500

It IS an A clarinet :)

Matt

Also, still wanting personal opinions on the pros and cons of Leblanc's
> 1199-A A Clarinet. This is the one with articulated G# and low Eb. >>
>
> It's got a full-bodied tone quality as well as being expressive and responsive
> throughout. It is a fairly flexible instrument too. The low Eb is nice
> because you can transpose A clarinet parts that go to the A clarinet's low E.
> I don't really know about disadvantages. Other thoughts?
> Chris