Klarinet Archive - Posting 000575.txt from 1998/08

From: concerto1@-----.com (Kathleen A Metts)
Subj: [kl] Re: [[kl] re: Clarinet Model Comparison]
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:39:22 -0400

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>I really enjoyed playing my previous Concerto. And I thought they
>were the
>same as Opuses. But now I have an Opus, and they are the same in many
>aspects, as far as evenness of scale, etc. But the Opus has a slight
>difference in general resistance, based on the different style barrel
>bore
>(I'm assuming). Plus my Opus has a deeper, darker sound to my liking.
>
>Probably these two models are a lot alike, with the few small
>differences. My
>teacher also gave me the idea that perhaps with the stained wood of
>the
>Concerto, you have a harder time seeing the wood's consistencies, and
>with the
>Opus's unstained wood, you can check to make sure everything is all
>right in
>terms of quality. Perhaps my Concerto just wasn't as consistent in
>wood
>quality as my Opus. But I still would like to know how silver would
>change
>the sound quality. Other comments?
>Chris Hoffman

I don't know that the silver on the keys makes any difference in sound,
whatever. It may, however, be more durable than the nickel. I have
noticed that after about a year of hard use as a major, the plating is
starting to show wear. As to the evenness of the scale, etc, I didn't
find that much of a difference. Although, I do agree with you that the
sound of an Opus is decidedly darker- but only slightly.

Kate Metts

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