Klarinet Archive - Posting 001548.txt from 1999/01

From: TOM RIDENOUR <klarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] new purchase?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 07:25:02 -0500

>Carl Schexnayder wrote:
>
>> The "VSP" has an inverted taper bore and the
>> "Sonata" has a polycylindrical bore, which is more in keeping with the top
>> professional lines
>
>FWIW, Carl, this isn't exactly correct. While the polycylindrical bore
>dominates Leblanc's and Buffet's top-of-the-line models (according to
>their web
>sites), Selmer's top-of-the-line models, with the exception of the 10G,
>are all
>"reverse conical bore" instruments (again, according to their web site).
>Yamaha, BTW, doesn't say.
>
>Best regards,
>Jack Kissinger
>St. Louis
>
Actually, Jack,
It is correct: the VSP has an inverse taper upper cone and the Sonata's
configuration is a form of polycylindrical reversing cone. This gives the
Sonata more depth and resonance and a more mature, flexible tone than the
VSP.
tom

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