Klarinet Archive - Posting 000941.txt from 1998/10

From: Dahs434567@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Ggod and average BffetR13's
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:45:01 -0400

I am trying to understand why there are about 4 or 5 out of every 20 Buffet
R13's that are really good. I have been told that when the clarinets are cut
from the block of wood the appearance of the sawdust and shavings tell of the
density of the wood . The most dense supposedly become Prestige R13 clarinets.
However, many professionals hand pick R 13's instead of choosing a Prestige.
Is this the only reason for the better sound of about 20% of the R13's? Is
there somthing else about the wood or the cutting of the awood that accounts
for a good R13 or a Prestige R13?

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