Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 2002/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] To Green Line or Not Green Line?
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 05:59:47 -0400

At 10:59 AM 5/14/2002 +0200, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
>...I trawled the archives a bit and came up with a few titbits, so here's my
>impression of the differences with "normal" wooden clarinets.
>
>Difference in sound: negligible (probably more imagined due to prejudice
>about "synthetic" clarinets). I have heard it said that Green Line is less
>"warm" than wood but some of the warmest playing I have heard has been on
>Green Line instruments!
>
>...Looks: obviously the wood looks nicer, especially if it's the unstained
>wood
>used on Prestige instruments. ;-)

As compared to unstained wood, the appearance of the Greenline suffers. As
compared to the normal stained wood, however, the difference disappears
beyond a few inches away from the instrument.

>Price: the salesman in the store where I will be buying said he felt it was
>wrong for Buffet to charge the same price for a cheaper material.
>Personally I feel that the price is for functionality. ;-)

The Greenline material is probably MORE EXPENSIVE than wood, but they would
have a TERRIBLE time MARKETING it at a higher price, mostly due to
attitudes like the salesman's.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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