Klarinet Archive - Posting 000286.txt from 2000/10

From: Steve Ocone/Ann Quinn <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A Student Moving from Intermediate to Advanced level
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 07:54:08 -0400

on 10/6/00 6:54 AM, davidor at davidor@-----.il wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> I have a student who is moving from Intermediate to Advanced level. She
> wants to play clarinet/piano duets, or the orginal scores of orchestral
> pieces. Right now, she has a Bb E13 Buffet, with a Chadash barrel.
> (First one that I have seen in a long time. Is it a student instrument,
> or a professional instrument? ) Which works would be appropriate for
> her? What would be the best arrangements to buy for her? From what
> publisher? She wants to study Mozart, but I remember a conversation
> here a while back that disagreed with starting students straight on
> Mozart.
>
The E-I3 is one step below an R-13. This is a step most students skip. I was
told that the E-13 was an R-13 that wasn't quite up to grade. I'm not sure
how that would be determined at the factory. See if it is made in Germany or
France (it should be imprinted on the clarinet). If it is mde in France then
it probably has more in common with the R-13 than with the other E-series
(student) models. I haven't repaired any, so I can't tell from personal
experience how it compares. Besides sound and intonation are the most
important factors and sound varies widely among all models.
Steve Ocone
Quality Woodwind Repair

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