Klarinet Archive - Posting 000617.txt from 2002/11

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] GreenLine clarinets
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:57:25 -0500

I'm also wondering if these clarinets are any more or less likely to
crack. Christy Erickson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph H. Fasel [mailto:jhf@-----.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:26 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] GreenLine clarinets
>
> I'm just wondering: I understand that the Greenline material is
supposed
> to be much more uniform and stable than solid wood. If that's the
case,
> why is it still necessary to pick a clarinet from among a selection?
> Why aren't the instruments nearly identical? Maybe the bodies are
quite
> consistent but the adjustment and regulation varies?
>
> --Joe
>
> On 2002.11.13 14:09 Tom.Henson@-----.com wrote:
> > Hear Hear!
> >
> > I second your comment Forest.
> >
> > I have been playing on a Bb Festival Greenline for about a year and
> simply
> > love it.
> >
> > Like Forest, I picked from a selection and bought the best one I
tried
> out.
> > So this would be no different if you were going to purchase a
regular
> wood
> > clarinet.
>
> Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
> Decision Modeling and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
> University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
> Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-7 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM
> 87545
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