Klarinet Archive - Posting 000891.txt from 2001/10

From: lubydjackson@-----. Jackson)
Subj: Re: [kl] Wooden bells
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:14:10 -0500

What popular pieces are written for bassett horn?
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From: "Mike Dowler" <syo@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Wooden bells

> I had a chance to try a number of fox's instruments and modifications
> in Vancouver. His basset clarinet extension for the Buffet R-13 A was
> amazing! (If only I could justify the expense, but it was still much
> more affordable than a whole basset clarinet) The holes in the bell
> really made a difference, and I wish I had them in my R-13 A barrel.
>
> Mike
>
> At 9:47 AM -0700 10/24/01, Daniel Leeson wrote:
> >
> >Fox did other things to the bell, such as placing about 15 holes in a
> >circular pattern (each hole the width of a pencil eraser) about 1 inch
> >above the flare. I asked him about it (never having seen it before) and
> >his response was that when I played the low notes, I would understand
> >why he put them there. So maybe the sound character difference I detect
> >is due more to the holes than to the wooden bell.
>
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