Klarinet Archive - Posting 000317.txt from 1999/11

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Questins...
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 12:47:23 -0500

To that, Mr. Edwin V. Lacy, I would add the following comment:

When this person upgraded to a wooden instrument after 23 years!!!, what was the
mechanical condition and degree of regulation of that old plastic clarinet?
Sure, "WOW what a difference!" would be anyone's reaction if the 23 year old
instrument was in a world of hurt.

You and I know that Fox and Loree are producing superb instruments with plastic
bodies. I look forward to a time when a clarinet maker will give his all using
plastic as the body material. A lot of the debate about wood vs. plastic will be
answered at that time.

"Edwin V. Lacy" wrote:

> 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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