Klarinet Archive - Posting 000684.txt from 2000/02

From: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Signature and series 10
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:11:41 -0500

Dear Ferando,

Thank you for your message. When I started to play clarinet (by age of 15) I started with a selmer series 9, I thought that was a good clarinet too. After I graduated from college and had made some money then I bought myself a series 10 then a "A" series 10, and then a newer series 10G. I keep playing with them until now. I must get one signature and try it. About the mouth piece which a lot discussion going on recently, I am still using the Selmer mouth piece which has one star on it, I think the selmer mouth piece classified by stars, isn't it? Vandoren reed is my favourite type, I like
3-1/2 best, but sometimes I would use the 4 and soften it by blades to make it someway between 3-1/2 to 4. Some says the reed is too hard, but I like it very much because they can produce a richer and solid tone. I tried some plastic reeds, they are last longer and more uniform, yet I tried couple time then threw them away because they were lack of vitabilty and the tone color was dead. Are you agree with it?

Fernando Silveira wrote:

> Dear Wayne, before to use that Signature set of clarinets I have been using "RC" Prestige clarinets for 10 years. That pair of Buffets were picked up (spell?) for me in France when I spent one entire day to choose it. I always were very carefull in choose a clarinet because you will buy your work instrument and it will be used for decades....
> In that time I remember that ALL of those Buffet clarinets had some problems on midle register. I had tryied RC, the brand new "DG", RC Prestige, Festival and Elite. On that matter the Festival had the better intonation on midle register. That problem is inehrent to our instrument and, on that time, I choose the better "balaced" clarinet I found: a pair of RC prestige.
> I am not an expert of clarinet keywork improvments and, for shure, we have better persons in Klarinet to answer the question about sistems to improve the midle Bb. I just know the system used by Mr Rossi on his clarinets, and I felt, when I tryed his instrument, that no made diference betwen that system and the regular one: boths were very good.
> About it I would like to tell you a litle story.
> April 1999' I were invited to play in Argentina in one of the major orchestras of that country.
> When I arived in Buenos Aires I met Martin Tow. To you that don't know who is Martin Tow he is Luis Rossi's professor. Martin is a owner of a Music shop. I were invited to visit his shop.
> As soon as I went there he had show me the products they had in his shop(Vandoren, Buffet, Bg, etc.... stuffs). He show me a brand new Selmer Signature set of clarinets and a set of 10G clarinets he had to sell and asked me to play on it(remember: that time I use RC prestige). I had tryed one and another and he asked me: So, what do you fell??? I said that both of them were very good instruments but the 10G instrument were more close to my RC prestige clarinet. He had agree with me.
> 5 months after that we met again in the Brazilian Clarinet Congress in Rio de Janeiro. In that time I were already contacted by Selmer Paris to promote Selmer Clarinets in South America and abroad. Martin and I met in afternoon and he asked me: Oh Fernando I know that you are now a Selmer Artist... Congratulations... So could I see you pair of Selmer 10G clarinets??? I answer him telling that I picked up the Signature clarinet because, after my trip to Argentina, I play again in both and felt better playing and more balanced tuning on Signature then 10G. He was very, very surprised.
> Coming back to our subject, we can not choose our instrument just for its problems: one have a better intonation in the midle register but the low notes are flat, etc, etc, etc.
> I can tell you that my Signature clarinet have a good intonation in the midle register but I don't know if it is much better then my previous Prestige... What I can tell you is that my Signature clarinet is much more in tune, easy blowing and more well finished then my previous Prestige; without any doubt!!!!!!
> The problem with the throat tones could became better with changes in reeds and mouthpiece. And, to change the brands in clarinets, I did a very exhausted exchange of reed's strenghts and mouthpieces models to make the instrument fits to my own personality.
> Now, with the Signature clarinets I am usind Vandoren reeds traditional number 3 (before I used 3 1/2 and 4 V12) and a Vandoren mouthpiece model 11.6(my previous were Morgan #6 and Gregory Smith's 1+).
> Better then ask is try the instrument yourself.
>
> All the best
>
> Fernando
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Fernando Silveira
> Clarinet Professor - Rio de Janeiro University - Brazil
> Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra
> Selmer/Vandoren Artist
> fsilveira@-----.br
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
> Para: klarinet@-----.org>
> Data: Terça-feira, 15 de Fevereiro de 2000 19:19
> Assunto: [kl] Re: Signature and series 10
>
>
> Dear Fernando,
>
> I have been played series 10 both B flat and A for so many years. I never got a chance to try the Signature. In the local store here they won't let you try it unless you buy it. So I just can't compare the difference. Anyway, we
> all know that The middle B flat note of series 10 are sounds thinner, so as to many other kinds of clarinet, is the B flat note sounds better in the new Signature? When I was in college (48 years ago) I know a guy who had a
> clarinet which I forgot the brand of it, its B flat note sounds much better. He told me the clarinet was especially built for that note, there is a particular name of that system, unfortunately I do not recall the name. Do you
> know anything about it? Let me go back to the subject, I also want to know how much would it cost for the Signature. Thank you.
>
> Best Regards.
>
> Sincrely,
>
> Wayne
>
> Fernando Silveira wrote:
>
> > Dear Wayne, I am sorry to try to answer it but, I have a litle expirience in that.
> > The Selmer's serie 10 and Signature are diferent in concept.
> > The Serie 10 have the "american" bore similar to the Buffet's R 13. It was desigened by Mr, Giglioti to Selmer several years ago.
> > The Selmer Signature is a diferent clarinet. Its bore is similar to the Buffet "RC": "french" bore. The tone holes are up for better intonation and it is a product of a entire new research made by Selmer in the last few years.
> > Both clarinets, serie 10 and Signature, are very good; the choose will depend of your personal felling about them.
> > Nowadays I am playing with Selmer Signature. They are excelents for me. But, as I told you, the choose is a simple diference of felling.
> > Before buy one or another, try both; just after that make your choose.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Fernando
> > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> > Fernando Silveira
> > Clarinet Professor - Rio de Janeiro University - Brazil
> > Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra
> > Selmer/Vandoren Artist
> > fsilveira@-----.br
> > -----Mensagem original-----
> > De: chi chan <lokshing@-----.com>
> > Para: klarinet@-----.org>
> > Data: Segunda-feira, 14 de Fevereiro de 2000 01:41
> > Assunto: Re: [kl] Buffet-Crampon
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > It seems you are very experienced in clarinet. Would you please tell me is it
> > worth to buy a new selmer signature for replacing the series 10 that I am
> > playing.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Wayne
> > Christopher Hill wrote:
> >
> > > I would not buy a clarinet like that without trying it. When my local
> > > music store doesn't have any professional clarinets in stock for my
> > > students to try, I order from International Musical Suppliers in the
> > > Chicago area. Lisa, the owner, will try them out for you, and she does
> > > know how to pick them well! Their # is 800-762-1116.
> > > In answer to your question about how people feel about the R13, I'm
> > > happy with my set of Buffet R13's, (my spares are Leblanc Concerto's.)
> > > As far as I know, the R13 is still the most popular professional
> > > clarinet in the US. (No, I don't have any polling data to back this up.
> > > This has simply been what I've observed.) This doesn't necessarily mean
> > > that they are the best for everyone in every situation. For example,
> > > next month, I will be using my Leblancs for Brahms' Fourth Symphony.
> > > BTW, I don't have any affiliation with IMS; I've just had good
> > > experiences dealing with them.
> > > Chris
> > >
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