Klarinet Archive - Posting 000252.txt from 1998/08
From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces that lower the pitch
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 01:13:28 -0400
On Fri, 7 Aug 1998 Maestro645@-----.com wrote:
> That is really weird. Could it be that Gennusa's play sharp on Buffets? On
> my Opus, it was right in tune. But mine was a G*1 model. I tried the GE*
> models, and while they possessed a great sound, they were slightly SHARP.
My GE lowers the pitch for me - the GE* is definitely sharper. I haven't
played his other mpcs, so I can't say anything about the G1, G*1, or the
G2. Of course, he doesn't make GE's anymore...rassafrassum...
The GE may not be typically flat - Josh likes the GE as well, but I don't
know his experiences. I know that I was able to get a darker tone with
the GE than he was, and slightly better tuning in the left hand clarion,
but that could be our different sticks or my longer time under Dr.
Borchert. But it does lower MY pitch by 5-7 cents.
> Which brings up a pretty good question.....what is the difference between the
> bore styles of Buffets and Leblancs?
LeBlancs, from what I've been told, bear one major difference from the
Buffets (at least when comparing R-13s and Opi/Concerti), and that is bore
design. While retaining the tight bore that made the R13 revolutionary in
it's introduction (50's 60's or something...), I think the taper and what
not are not what you see on R13s or other pro level honkers. That, and I
think the register key is moved as well. I think. That's what I've been
told by some Opi players here in NM...
Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
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