Klarinet Archive - Posting 000590.txt from 1998/02

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Bore Sizes
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 14:26:14 -0500

The difference between 0.574" and 0.573" should be much too small to even be
noticeable or make a difference. This is only one-thousandths of an inch. Due to
manufacturing tolerances one could find clarinets of each type that would be
identical (say 0.5735"). When people speak of different bore sizes making a
difference, they are refering to a much greater difference than this. For
example, if my memory is not playing tricks, I saw a description for a clarinet
designed "for the jazz player" that had a bore of 0.590".

Dee Hays
deerich@-----.net
Canton, SD

Cheddar99@-----.com wrote:

> I've heard that if you switch back and forth between two clarinets with
> different bore sizes that you can have problems with intonation. Is this true,
> and how big of a problem is it? I have a buffet R-13 that I use for
> performances and lessons, but I'm thinking about getting an E-11 for
> rehearsals and outdoor things so my R-13 doesn't get ruined. (I'm kind of
> prone to breaking insturments..) I'm asking this question because in the
> woodwind catalogue for winter 97-98 the clarinet chart says the buffet has a
> .574 bore and the E-11 is .573. Will this make any difference?
>
> Karen D.
> Los Altos, Ca