Klarinet Archive - Posting 000525.txt from 2002/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffett Crampon Clarinets
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 18:00:58 -0400

At 10:40 AM 9/24/2002 -0300, you Ed Maurey wrote:
>The top of the top joint is .588"on both Bb's. On the A's the RC is .591"
>and the R13 is .587".
>
>The R13 has more tone holes undercut than the RC. All undercutting on the
>RC is "sudued".

With that large a bore, it shouldn't NEED much undercutting. A Bb Selmer
Balanced Tone, Centered Tone, or Series 9 measures .590 with no
undercutting. I was under the impression (from published advertising) that
the R-13 bore was about .574.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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