Klarinet Archive - Posting 000604.txt from 2002/04

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Prestige RC vs. Prestige R13
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 03:56:31 -0400

Could spring tension also be a factor - re this "popping?"
Roger S.

In message <5EADD90D2D7B304B90D136D1C6446FD9054C5D@-----.org writes:
> Thanks David for pointing this out.
>
> I totally forgot the S-1.
>
> I have heard 'opinions' (my emphasis) that the Festival is really a poor
> man's Prestige, differing only in quality of materials and hand tuning.
>
> I have a Festival Bb Greenline and like it a lot. I don't really know if the
> bore is different from the Prestige or not.
>
> I understand that the Festival and Prestige have a relocated register key
> (slightly higher) for improved 12th's.
>
> One comment that I can make in comparing my Festival to the standard R13 is
> this.
>
> Since I have started playing again after so many years, I spent a great deal
> of time trying to undo a bad habit that I had in the past (I used to play an
> R13 exclusively). That I would tend to play with a heavy finger motion and
> 'pop' the notes as some call it.
>
> I felt I had made strides in improving this in playing with the Festival Bb
> and have tried to always be aware of this when practicing. As soon as I
> picked up the R13's to test, I noticed right away that it seemed to have
> come back even though I was not playing with any heavier finger motion than
> before.
>
> That's when I realized that this 'popping' may be more related to the air
> pressure in the bore and how this pressure was distributed through the tone
> holes. I wish I could describe this in more scientific terms. That's when I
> knew that bore design can make a difference in subtle ways.
>
> Does this make sense to anyone here that uses these clarinets?
>
> Tom Henson
>
>
> David Naden said: << In addition to the R13 and RC bores that are currently
> being discussed, there was a model S-1, Festival (R13 derivative, but
> different), etc. The Vintage model is based on the original R13 bore
> designe (to my
> understanding) which is different than the current R13 bore. >>
>
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