Klarinet Archive - Posting 001256.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] C clarinet
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:20:36 -0400

This brings about a great topic. In the hands of a truly gifted artist, can't
"any" instrument be pushed to sound it's best? I knew a really gifted once who
took a plastic bass clarinet and made it sound almost like a Buffet. I sure with
I had his set of chops!

Tski1128@-----.com wrote:

> About 3 years ago, I purchased a noblet C clarinet, mostly for use in my
> Klezmer band. I liked it so much that I had to get a much better instrument.
> I ended up with an awesome RC Prestige C that tunes great and sounds
> wonderful. I recently had a E-11C to try, I really liked it a lot, not as
> much as the RC I had been playing, But to much to send back to International.
> So one of my friends decided to buy it. Had I had the choice when I had
> choice between the E-11, and the Rc when I was trying better instruments, I
> would have in all likelihood bought the E-11. To my ear the E-11 sounds and
> reacts very much like an R13 bore type clarinet and it is a WHOLE LOT less
> expensive. The question I have about "C" clarinets and other pitch clarinets
> is. Why don't we use them when the music calls for it? Do we expect that
> every Clarinet no matter the key, is supposed to sound like a Bb clarinet? I
> am looking for an Albert system "C" clarinet if anyone has one. I'm giving
> serious thought into having Rossi build a C clarinet for me. If I do, and he
> does, I'll let you all know how it turns out!!
>
> Tom Puwalski The artist formerly known as Sarge
>
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