Klarinet Archive - Posting 000343.txt from 2000/10

From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Changes to Elite and other Buffets
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 14:27:33 -0400

Clark -- have you ever tried the Rossi's and what do you think of them if
you have?

Stewart Kiritz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark W Fobes" <reedman@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Changes to Elite and other Buffets

"Some changes have been made to the Elite, which now is a couple of inches
longer, with an extra key at the bottom, operated by a bridge mechanism
attached to the register key. "

Did you really mean "inches"? This configuration sounds like a nightmare and
a mechanical fix for a bad acoustical design. Do players other than rich
diletantes play the Elite clarinets?

Buffet is pretty cagey when it comes to being forthright about changes in
their clarinets. I played a Vintage a few weeks ago that was so much better
than the intitial offerings that i don't doubt some changes have been made
there as well.

The newest model bass clarinets (withinn the last year) are a fairly radical
departure from
earlier versions of this "revised instrument". The double hole for the G/D
venting is a long overdue and welcome change. The register mechanism has
been completely redesigned
and is much better than the system used for most of this century. The
redesign of the extension section and the addition of a bell key and vent
hole for low C is a welcome improvement.

I still find the overall mechanism of the Buffet bass clarinets to feel
rather clumsy and difficult to manage.

The steep angled neck, in my opinion, is uncomfortable.

Clark W Fobes

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