Klarinet Archive - Posting 000193.txt from 1999/04

From: David Renaud <studiorenaud@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Evidence
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 06:04:27 -0400

George Kidder wrote:

> At 09:19 AM 4/3/99 -1300, Leeson wrote:
> >
> >David [Renaud] then makes reference to Fobes and Pyne and decides to trust
> >them because of their experience, which in both cases is substantial.
> [That is, that they use wood in making barrels.]

> I think there is a very practical reason why they use wood - if they did
>
>> not, they could never sell them to people like David Renaud.
>
Mr Pyne wrote:
I have done a great deal of research, including blind listening tests by
>professional performers, on barrels produced by myself from a variety of
>synthetic materials. This testing included plastic and metal materials that
>colored the sound in ways that were perceived to be unmusical.It would appear
from the quote taken from Mr Pyne,
there is more to it then sales.

ANDExcuse me, but your making too many judgments."People like me".... My... what
a bon fire we got going.
its getting a little hot on the stake.
People like me just want results, product, and like new ideas, approaches.
I would be happy to purchase a quality plastic barrel, and happier still
that it would be stable...would use it on outdoor gigs. If anybody can
recommend something that can match my Chadash barrels in quality
I will gladly purchase it and let you now what I think..
To date everything I have personally tried in plastic has been junk......any
recommendations....
My bias against plastic is based on experience only, so show me something.
Also, every greenline clarinet I've played feels consistantly resticitivet to me
,
perhaps its just me, but its hard not to mentally associate materials
with such consistent results.
Again...Lets see the product... I'll use anything if it sounds better.
Results.....

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