Klarinet Archive - Posting 000062.txt from 1999/04

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hi! and a question...]
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 00:38:23 -0500

From: Andrea DiOrio <oreoseven@-----.com>
> --- charette@-----.org wrote:
> > Andrea wrote:
> >
> > >I would third that too!!! I have an Opus Bb and a
> > Concerto A (i'm
> > >upgrading to the opus A when I can afford it)
> >
> > To my knowledge the Opus and Concerto are
> > acoustically identical,
> > the only difference being unstained vs. stained wood.
> > Would upgrading
> > really be worth the money (aside from the
> > aesthetics)?
> >
> They are not acoustically identical. The concerto has a brighter
sound
> than the opus. The opus is used more for the orchestral setting.
When
> I tried all of the clarinets there was DEFINATELY a difference. I
> decided right away that I wanted the opus. The tone is much better in
> my opinion. When I upgrade the sounds of the opus Bb and the opus A
> will be almost identical.

Andrea,
The Leblanc catalog _itself_ states the Concerto is the acoustical twin
of the Opus, but then tries to say that the Concerto's tone is more
flexible and lyrical - which would be interesting were it true.
----
Mark Charette@-----.org/clarinet
"Cards by Aimee", http://www.sneezy.org/Aimee
"The phenomenon is too variable for proper study" often
translates from "I don't know how to get musicians to do
anything twice the same" - A. H. Benade

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