Klarinet Archive - Posting 000576.txt from 2000/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Above average wood
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:30:55 -0500

At 06:33 PM 3/16/2000 -0500, you Mark C. wrote:
>From: "Leighton Bingham" <cassus@-----.com>
>> David S. Naden wrote:
>>
>> > Leighton--
>> >
>> > Consider the fact that you are talking about clarinets from two
>different
>> > companies, and that the grading (quality) of wood is a subjective
>evaluation.
>> >
>> I assumed (always dangerous) that as the descriptions of the wood were in
>the one
>> catalogue that they would be comparable.
>
>Most catalogs just re-state the verbiage that the manufacturers supply.
>
True. The ratings of the wood will be consistent within companies, but not
across them. What is good wood to Yamaha might be second-rate to Buffet,
or vice-versa.

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