Klarinet Archive - Posting 000525.txt from 1998/06

From: peter.stoll@-----.ca
Subj: Re: [kl] re:marketing buzzwords
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 13:30:49 -0400

When Francois Kloc visited Toronto, he confirmed that the wood for
Prestige horns is picked by its extra weight (ie.density); he said you can
simply hold the square billets of wood and tell the difference, it's that
obvious.

Peter Stoll
Instructor, Univ.of Toronto

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, David C. Blumberg wrote:

> The Opus (to me) is heavier sounding/feeling, like the Prestige compared to
> the R-13. I don't even use nor like the Eb lever on my Prestige R-13, but I
> certainly did find the Prestige to be "heavier feeling" (in terms of sound,
> and projection) then the R-13 regular. I tried 25 A's, and 25 Bb at Weiners
> when I picked out my set in 1988, and found that the Prestige model felt
> different then the regular R-13. Same for the Concerto - Opus. I wonder if
> maybe it is a denser piece of wood?? (or is that just me;)
>
> David Blumberg
>
>
>
>
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:09:50 EDT
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: <GTGallant@-----.com>
> Subject: Re: [kl] marketing buzzwords & other misconceptions
> In a message dated 98-06-14 15:52:04 EDT, you write:
> << For all the marketing hocus-pocus, what you are buying in either case
> (other
> than the Buffet Elite, which is truly strange) is the basic pro horn with
> some options: >>
> Exactly. What is stranger, is that the Opus and Concerto have the same
> design, yet Leblanc claims the Opus is somehow "darker". I highly doubt that
> adding an Eb lever and changing the logo would affect the tone/tuning
> quality!
> Instead of paying $1,200 or so more for the Opus, just have a repairman put
> on
> a new key for a couple hundred dollars. This alone proves Leblanc's marketing
> prowess.
>
>
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