Klarinet Archive - Posting 000825.txt from 2002/04

From: "James Sclater" <Sclater@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Rossi clarinets & barrels
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:52:22 -0400

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A different sort of question: did you buy your clarinet(s) with Luis' =
specially
designed Bb mechanism?

Thanks,
Neil

Neil,
I don't know how much time Mr. Rossi devotes to the barrel question, but I =
do know the ones he sent me function quite well.=20
My models are the standard models without the special B-flat mechanisms. A =
friend has a set with the extras...to me they play about the same.

Jim Sclater
--- James Sclater <Sclater@-----.edu> wrote:
> Neil,
> I play the Rossi and have not trried other barrels with them. Indeed, I =
have not needed to try
> others. The four which came with the set have worked quite well. His =
reservation about using
> others could be in regard to the length. The one I use regularly is a =
61.5 mm. I remain quite
> pleased with the instruments.
> Jim Sclater
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> Mississippi College
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> >>> leupold_1@-----.com 04/29/02 10:11PM >>>
> 'Anybody on the list own and play Rossi clarinets? Out of curiosity,
> I dropped Luis a note, asking about the barrels that come with his in-
> struments and whether other makers' barrels would fit and work. He
> indicated in unambiguous terms that the results of other makers' bar-
> rels on his instruments would be very bad in terms of both tone and
> intonation. This surprised me. If any of you own Rossi clarinets,
> can you comment on this? Have you tried a Chadash or Fobes or other
> barrel on your Rossi clarinet? I think his instruments are fantastic,
> but I shy away from the idea that I would be limited in my options to
> explore the impacts of different barrels on how the instrument plays
> and sounds. This would give me pause about buying one.
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> Thanks,
> Neil
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James Sclater
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