Klarinet Archive - Posting 000400.txt from 2000/01

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Old Style Clarinets
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:59:17 -0500

I think we are having and apples/oranges misunderstanding
here. I interpreted Lelia's comments to be asking if there
was some inherent acoustical flaw in basset clarinet
construction, with particular reference to the sealing
of the pads for low notes. I said then and repeat now
that no known acoustical flaw such as she describes is
known to exist.

As for their being a difference in tone quality between
the lowest notes and the rest of the low notes on the
basset clarinet, I have nothing to say. It is very
personal how one hears those notes and I can understand
if Roger hears a significant difference vs someone else
who does not hear a significant difference. I have no
opinion on the matter.

Does that clarify the matter to some extent?

Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
> I've noticed this difference in tone quality on the bottom notes, too,
> though. Hasn't anyone else?
> Roger S.
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Daniel Leeson wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:38:06 -0800
> > From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
> > Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Old Style Clarinets
> >
> >
> >
> > LeliaLoban@-----.com wrote:
> > >
> > > But I've got a question, too, specifically
> > > about the modern basset clarinet replicas with only two or three keys. > I've never played one. Do those flat, rectangular keys seal > imperfectly?
> >
> > "snip"
> >
> > There are two issues involved in Lelia's note. One has to
> > do with her suggestion that there might be some inherent
> > problem with contemporary basset clarinets because she
> > senses a color change on the lowest notes. I address that
> > as best as I can with the statement that there is no known
> > inherent acoustical flaw with those notes on contemporary
> > basset clarinets. That does not mean that she did not hear
> > what she suggests she heard. Only that the problem she
> > describes may be limited exclusively to the instrument that
> > was being played.
> >
> > The second issue deals with a discussion we had on this list
> > about two years ago when I brought up the fact that a
> > picture of Stadler's basset clarinet had been found and it
> > showed a bell several orders of magnitude different from
> > those that assumed by all contemporary basset clarinet
> > makers. Stadler's bell was shaped like that of an English
> > horn whereas contemporary basset horns have bells like
> > traditional clarinets. And if any acoustical problem does
> > exist (as Lelia hypothesizes) this might account for it,
> > though I state again that I have no knowledge that her
> > observation is pervasive.
> >
> > Dan Leeson
> >
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Dan Leeson
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