Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2001/09

From: "David C. Kumpf" <dkumpf@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] instrument replacement - a question for Dan Leeson (and others)
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 08:06:23 -0400

There are a couple of articles relevant to this topic on Larry Naylor's
web site:

http://www.naylors-woodwind-repair.com/publication/00gren_wood.htm
http://www.naylors-woodwind-repair.com/publication/97live_everlasting.ht
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Dave Kumpf
mailto:dkumpf@-----.com
http://www.optimetra.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anna Benassi [mailto:acb@-----.is]
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 2:54 AM
> To: klarinet list
> Subject: [kl] instrument replacement - a question for Dan
> Leeson (and others)
>
>
> Dan (and Listmates),
>
> I read with interest your thoughtful post on instrument
> replacement and am wondering if bore size, as well as
> purchase price, could affect an instrumentalist's conviction
> that his/her horn should be replaced due to age. After all, a
> minute change in oboe bore size - for any of the
> usage-related reasons you specified - is a much larger
> percentage change in the bore and would likely have a greater
> effect on the way the horn plays. The converse would be true
> for a bassoon or bass clarinet.
>
> Do you agree? Have you heard anyone else discuss this?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Anne
>
>
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