Klarinet Archive - Posting 000976.txt from 1998/07

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] QUestion for Mr Kloc
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 15:07:06 -0400

In a message dated 7/24/98 9:45:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
rgarrett@-----.edu writes:

<< I tried the Holwarth (sp??) line, and, pitch problems aside, found the
horn to be very good. However......they sell the standard Grenadilla
(African Blackwood), Rosewood, Cocobolo, and one other I can't remember.
It was astounding to me the difference in the sound of each - same design,
same specs......but so incredibly different. And, beyond that, the
resistance seemed identical - which is futher supported by Francois'
description of the differences between bores of the RC and R-13 models and
how those bore differences affect the resistance.

The materials discussion is far from proven! >>

If you mean Howarth, Kingwood is the other wood. What was the intonation
like? I've always wondered how these horns played.
Chris Hoffman

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