Klarinet Archive - Posting 000673.txt from 2001/07

From: stewart kiritz <kiritz@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Opus or Concerto
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:22:22 -0400

Gene,

As a fellow returnee to the clarinet after many years, have you noticed any
weakness in the jaw or mouth muscles? This has been bothering me for
months, even though I play every day for 30 to 40 minutes. I seem to need
to rest the chops every 10 minutes or so. And as recently as a year ago I
never had this problem. As recently as 4 years ago I played for hours with
no problem. I stopped again, then started about 2 years ago. This
time...problems.

Stewart Kiritz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Nibbelin" <gnibbelin@-----.com>
Subject: RE: [kl] Opus or Concerto

> Jo -
>
> I purchased my pair of Concertos about 3 years ago. They suited my needs
> exactly and they are wonderful instruments.
> I liked the Leblancs much better than the Buffet R-13s that I tried, after
> always regarding the Buffet as the "Holy Grail" of clarinets. I was very
> disappointed with the Buffets.
>
> I have also tried my teacher's 15 year old R-13 but still much prefer my
> Concertos. He has tried my Concerto and liked it very much. I think that
> he is a little bit envious of my horns. My Concertos are in better tune
> with themselves and Leblanc has corrected many of the intonation problems
> that seem to exist in many Buffets.
>
> As noted by another lister, the Concertos have conventional trill keys. I
> considered the Opus when buying my horns but was dissuaded by the fact
that
> the Principal Clarinet with the Southwest Florida Symphony had the left
hand
> G#/D# key removed because he had little use for it and he found it clumsy
to
> use. The additional cost for little additional benefit for me was also a
> factor.
>
> As I have posted numerous times on the list, I am a retiree who returned
to
> the clarinet after a 40+ year hiatus. I am an advanced amateur for whom
> playing the clarinet is my "golf".
>
> Gene Nibbelin
> Cape Coral, FL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J m [mailto:jmarsh119@-----.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 1:42 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Opus or Concerto
>
> I am thinking of buying a new Leblanc Bb clarinet and
> am torn between the Opus and the Concerto. In the long
> term how useful is the extra Ab/Eb key on the Opus?
> Some people say that the Concerto has a more lyrical
> sound...also the 189SL model has in line "jump" trill
> keys while the Opus has offset trill keys. I know that
> it's a matter of personal preference and obviously I
> will try both, but I would really value the opinion of
> any one who has played either instrument over a period
> of time. Thanks.
> Jo Marsh
>
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