Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 1999/03

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Vito Eb Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 00:03:57 -0500

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From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, March 04, 1999 8:18 PM
Subject: [kl] Vito Eb Clarinets

>I picked up an *old* Bundy ebonite Eb clarinet at an estate sale a few
years
>ago. I now play it occasionally with our community band, but despite
>experimenting with a number of reeds and a ligature or two, I'm not
satisfied
>with the sound, especially above the staff.
>
>Because I am an amateur and don't play it continuously, I am hesitant to
spend
>a great deal of money on a replacement. I am quite happy with the Vito Bb
>clarinet I normally play, and I noticed that Woodwind & Brasswind sells
brand
>new Vito Eb clarinets for $450. That seems reasonable to me.
>
>Because of my good experience with the Vito Bb, I suspect the $450 will be
well
>spent. But before I invest, I'd like to find out if there are any
particularly
>violent opinions on the Vito Eb. Any takers?
>
>I also noted that Eb mouthpieces are a bit more expensive than comparable
Bb
>mouthpieces. Is the mouthpiece relatively more important on an Eb than on
a
>Bb?

Everything is relatively more important on an Eb. The slightest embouchure
variation will cause a huge reaction in tone quality. Small variations of
the height of your fingers above the tone holes will affect the intonation
significantly.

Both Vito and Bundy are student instruments so you might want to get the
Vito on a trial basis to determine if it suits you better or not. If not,
stay with your Bundy. If it does, buy it.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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