Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 1998/05

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Greenlines (Wood 101)
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 14:27:27 -0400

I got my Greenline stick for $1730 at Muncy's, which is what they charge
for a standard nickel plated R13. The list price is also the same
($2980), so the Greenies AREN'T more expensive.

Of course, the clarinet of choice these days seems to be the Prestige, in
which case, the Greenline is cheaper.

I have not noticed a weight difference between my Green, and Josh's
regular R13 (which, I should note, has been Pleasantized. The extra
boring of material should make it notably lighter, you'd think).
Josh has also noted (and I agree) that he prefers the tonal quality of my
Green to his stick - we both find it a tad darker. (At the time, we were
both using Gennusa GE's, and we used our own mpcs, so I wouldn't attribute
the variance to that.)

The tuning in the left hand chalameau is about 10 cents flat, and also in
the lowest three notes, but the clarion is right on. I have found that a
Scott barrel helps adjust for the variation.

And, personally, I think the Greenline should be cheaper than a standard
R13 - making Greenies means they get a lot more clarinets from less trees
than before, and the pricing should reflect that, IMO.

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
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