Klarinet Archive - Posting 000409.txt from 2001/06

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet Festival versus LeBlanc Opus
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:06:07 -0400

I have often been appalled at the poor level of Leblanc craftsmanship and
materials. The Concerto I last tried had an indifferent tone and a few
intonation defects as well.

Ed Maurey
----- Original Message -----
From: <nimbuk@-----.au>
Subject: [kl] Buffet Festival versus LeBlanc Opus

> In partial reply to Josh Gardner's question, I'd like to say that the
Buffet
> Festival is a wonderful clarinet. I tried several today (both A and Bb)
and
> found that the tone was smooth, with a nice distribution of upper
harmonics,
> and the tuning was spot on.
>
> This leads me to quandry. I am - quite emphatically - a LeBlanc person.
I
> have been impressed with their clarinets and have recently tried their
Opus
> (Bflat only). Again, even tone, with upper harmonics, and excellent
tuning
> apart from F# (top line of the stave). Finding such a superb clarinet in
> the (shock, horror) Buffet line-up makes my decision about purchasing a
new
> clarinet quite difficult. What I would like to know is...
>
>
> What are other people's opinons of the two clarinets?
>
> Which would they prefer to buy and WHY?
>
> Why is it that so many clarinets have the F# slightly flatter than other
> notes? (I know this isn't me, because on some clarinets I played, such as
> the Festival, it was fine. On others, like the R13, it wasn't)
>
> What mouthpieces are you playing with the particular clarinets?
>
>
>
> yours in lively discussion...
> Rina
>
>
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