Klarinet Archive - Posting 000313.txt from 1999/11

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Questins...
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 12:21:08 -0500

On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 MUSIC43@-----.com wrote:

> I think it is very important to purchase a wood clarinet. I had
> played on a plastic clarinet for 23 years. Finally, 9 years ago I
> purchased a wood clarinet and WOW what a difference! The difference
> between playing the two types is something like this - it's the
> difference between driving a Chevy and a Cadillac. On a wood
> clarinet, the keys react in a more efficient manner than the plastic.
> The tone is light years away from the plastic. More of a sweet, honey
> type tone.

I have the same question I always have when this is mentioned. How do you
know that the difference in the two clarinets is in the material rather
than dimensional differences. Perhaps more care was taken in the
manufacture of the wooden one, and maybe it was made to closer tolerances.
Perhaps the tone holes are undercut on the wooden one, and perhaps the key
work is more substantial and better adjusted. My point is that unless we
know that both clarinets are 100% identical in every way other than the
material, we don't know to what the differences should be attributed.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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