Klarinet Archive - Posting 000211.txt from 1999/02

From: "Frederick S. Sterns" <fssterns@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Evette Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:17:02 -0500

Roger Garrett noted...

>There was a post a year or so ago that discussed a person who works on
>plastic bass clarinets to undercut tone holes and, generally, improve the
>instrument to the same playing quality as a wood instrument. (note - this
>is not another thread on wood vs. anything else!!) - I'll bet there are
>people who, for a nominal charge, could undercut a plasic clarinet to
>improve intonation etc.......then a really good hard rubber mouthpiece and
>a good reed/ligature setup would be great!

...looking at the step just below...I know a very experienced oboe player
who also doubles on all the other double and single reed instruments. She
often uses a plastic clarinet with *only* a good barrel and mouthpiece, and
gets as good a sound as I've ever heard. [I can't comment on how the action
feels in her hands but she hasn't complained!]

Maybe the secret to optimizing the plastic clarinet is merely to be
selective with the barrel, mouthpiece, and reed. Nothing beyond that! Fred
S.

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