Klarinet Archive - Posting 000768.txt from 2000/05

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Basset Horn
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 10:35:51 -0400

Since I played only narrow bore basset horn, I cannot make any
intelligent contrast between the mechanics of the two instruments. Now
why I preferred the narrow bored instrument is an entirely different
question. The wide bored instrument of LeBlanc and then much later
Buffet were developed as ways to get around the intonation and
resistance problems of the narrow bored instrument and they did that
beautifully. However, what they produced, in my opinion, was an alto
clarinet in F and it does not have the plaintive character of a basset
horn. It is a lovely instrument but to call it a basset horn is a
marketing not a technical statement.

ShawThings@-----.com wrote:
>
> I wonder if Dan Leeson has time to further reply to the question about basset
> horn reeds, would he mind sharing his thoughts and opinions on the topic of
> wide bore vs narrow bore basset horns?
> (Thanks in anticipation)
> Tim.
>
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