Klarinet Archive - Posting 000592.txt from 1998/02

From: Dodgshun family <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: Bore Sizes
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 15:46:49 -0500

At 11:38 AM 15/02/98 EST, you 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
>

I use an R-13 Bb clarinet and an E-11 A clarinet. I don't find that I have
any problems adjusting between; my A is different to play and has one or two
bad notes, but you learn to work these notes to get the best possible tone
from them. I don't think that you'll notice much, if any difference in
intonation.

Anna