Klarinet Archive - Posting 000993.txt from 1997/12

From: Norm Witte <nwitte@-----.com>
Subj: RE: Espirit Ser. No. ??
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 16:44:59 -0500

Tony,
Thanks for your comments on the Esprit. =

I've been impressed with a number of comments on Klarinet about the even =

resistance of the Sonata and Noblet LeBlancs across the entire range and =

particularily in the B to G range above middle C. My old horn (which has =

been on the shelf for 50 years after college) has particularily high =

resistance on the B, C,C# notes there. =

You cite the LeBlanc publication <The Espirit has a polycylindrical reve=
rsed =

cone bore. The Sonata has a polycylindrical taper.> Being an engineer, I=
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want to know more ! =

So anyone on the net who can illuminate, please do. Does the Espirit bore=
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(reversed cone) get smaller as one goes down the first joint and then get=
s =

larger again going down the second joint? Or is it the other way around ?=
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And I interpret the Sonata as getting larger all the way down both joints=
=2E =

Can you or anyone else comment:
(1) Do I interpret correctly ?
(2) What effect do the different tapers have on resistance ?

There are no Sonatas in the stores here to try. Before I buy the used =

Espirit, I'd like to be sort of sure that I'm not passing up an even easi=
er =

playing ( even resistance) horn in the Sonata.

Thanks for any further ideas you can throw in.

Norm
nwitte@-----.com