Klarinet Archive - Posting 000230.txt from 2001/06

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] B&H 1010s
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 00:03:33 -0400

From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>

> Gibson's conclusion is that large bore clarinets like these simply could
not be played in tune with themselves.
> Therefore, they became obsolete when the Buffet R-13 appeared.

Of course, the recorded evidence suggests that Gibson is wrong. Listen to
recordings prior to the R-13 by some of the artists of the time playing
big-bore clarinets. While it may have been more difficult to play large bore
clarinets in tune, it sure doesn't appear to have been impossible.

There's also the fact that large-bore "obsolete" clarinets are still being
made today, albeit in small numbers ...

Mark C.

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