Klarinet Archive - Posting 000576.txt from 1999/06

From: robert shaw <theshaws@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] 10 G-big sound
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:18:12 -0400

David,
It may just be that I am (or was ) a wimp when I originally decided to buy
a new instrument. I got my Selmer out last night and it seemed to play great.
But the sound is not exactly the same as the Buffet, not as dark. Both
instruments have pluses!

David Blumberg wrote:

> <theshaws@-----.net>
> Subject: CHoosing a new instrument
> Message-ID: <37698DAA.37100E27@-----.net>
> Since the subject of good and bad clarinets has come up, it seems
> that a discussion of how to pick a new clarinet may be in order. My
> buffet R-13 is about five years old, and I have been told by my teacher
> that it is not a good one. The reasons are pitch related, but I seem to
> be able play in tune as well as anyone ( in this area, anyway!) The
> tone of the instrument I think is quite beautiful and its response is
> quite good. I also own a Selmer10G and think that it is also a fairly
> good horn, with a good tone, but I changed because I could not get a big
> enough sound on it.
> Would anyone care to share criteria that you use when choosing a
> new instrument, either for yourself or a student. I think that it would
> be helpful to those of us who are less experienced.
> Thanks, Deborah
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> Deborah, one thing the 10 G's almost never get accused of is having a small
> sound. Tony Gigliotti's sound is HUGE. The first time I played next to him
> in Orchestra, I was amazed! (I didn't realize in lessons just how big his
> sound was, had to be in Orchestra to experience it). What do you think is
> the cause of your 10 G making you work harder to get a large tone? When I
> choose an instrument for myself or a student, I look at the grain of the
> wood for evenness, and the bore for undercutting evenness. Play testing, I
> look for an even blowing instrument in every range. That is sometimes
> difficult, as the instrument can have leaks that make it hard to determine
> if it is the Clarinet, or the leak. Overall tone, and intonation (using a
> tuner) are also critical. It can be mind boggling at times. Fred Weiner
> told me that even the best have gotten up - and walked out - to clear their
> head.
>
> David Blumberg
> playit@-----.com
> Have you heard? http://www.mytempo.com
>
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