Klarinet Archive - Posting 000307.txt from 1999/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Clarinet
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 18:08:22 -0400

At 09:56 AM 7/10/1999 -0500, Dee Hays wrote:
>Derek,
>
>There is no one best. Every one likes something slightly different. For
>starters, the laws of physics make it impossible to make a perfect clarinet.
>Thus each manufacturer designs in what he believes will be a reasonable
>compromise of characteristics.
>
>So make a list of the various brands and models that you might like to try
>and go around to stores and try them and try several samples of each type
>(no two clarinets of the same brand and model will play exactly the same).
>Then buy the one that really sings for you.
>
>The major companies are Leblanc, Buffet, Selmer, and Yamaha. Smaller
>companies with good reputations are Rossi, Eaton, Patricola, and Howarth. I
>would suggest picking from these eight makers.
>
>Another thing to watch out for is to be sure to compare instruments in the
>same class. i.e. intermediate vs intermediate, pro vs pro, or premium pro
>vs premium pro.
>
>For example:
>
>Compare the Buffet R-13 to the Leblanc Infinite
>
>Compare the Buffet Prestige and Festival to the Leblanc Concerto and Opus.
>
>DON'T compare the R-13 (standard pro grade) to the Leblanc Opus (premium pro
>grade).
>
>So get a catalog and start researching model names and what is comparable to
>what.
>
>Also be sure that you use a really good mouthpiece to compare the
>instruments not the ones that come with the instruments. The clarinet
>makers do great on clarinets but poorly on mouthpieces.
>
Congratulations, Dee! That is about as succinct a statement of the proper
way to attack the problem as I have yet heard in this or any other forum.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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