Klarinet Archive - Posting 000874.txt from 2002/10

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: What makes the biggest difference, the horn or the player?
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:41:34 -0500

In a message dated 10/31/2002 12:25:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, poindka@-----.net writes:

> Both instruments are Buffets and both are pretty
> old. However, when I played on my back-up instrument, my
> sound wasn't as "open" and big as on my primary instrument.>>

Also, it is very possible that your mouthpiece did not match the back up clarinet as well, especially if the barrels were different in bore size and shape.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
mouthpieces, barrels, tuning

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