Klarinet Archive - Posting 000327.txt from 1998/06

From: "Henk Raven" <hraven@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Noblet bass clarinet vs Buffet Crampon Prestige
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 03:34:08 -0400

One week ago I went out to a dealer to buy myself a bass clarinet with low
C.
I wanted to buy the Buffet Crampon Prestige 1193-2 .
I already own a Noblet (low Eb), so I took this to compare the sounds.
To my suprise, the Noblet sounded more open and direct, and had had a more
even reaction.
The Buffet has a double octave mechanism. This helps to open up b and c with
octave but works against the d which sounds very muffled. This might be the
reason why the Buffet can be ordered with extra resonance keys on certain
notes.
Even the shop owner admitted that the Noblet sounded more direct and warmer.
In my opinion the extension to low C is working against tone openness. I
experienced the same effect on baritone sax going down to low A instead of
Bb. The bell is further away from some notes and this works against them.

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