Klarinet Archive - Posting 000569.txt from 2003/02

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Impingo Wood Supply for Clarinets
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:26:43 -0500

Dave,

You failed to mention another obvious example....Buffet's Green line
clarinets and oboes.

On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 06:07 AM, David McClune wrote:

> We do like to throw rocks at plastic clarinets, as being less worthy
> than Mpingo.
>
> YET:
> 1. Many of us use delron barrels made by J. Pyne, R. Scott, Springer,
> Grabner, Bay, etc.
> 2. Many players have embraced the 'plastic' Legere reeds.
> 3. Loree has made plastic upper joints for their top oboes for years.
> 4. I too have refaced many plastic mouthpieces (thank you Clark and
> Roger) and they sound might fine!
>
> So, maybe a delron clarinet with the right bore and proper
> undercutting
> would be wonderful? Maybe an expensive (or cheap...we must hope)
> polymer would provide the sound qualities and response we desire, along
> with the structural density for holding the tension of the keywork and
> springs.
>
> 30 years ago who would admit to non-wood barrels and plastic reeds?
> 100 years ago who would ever want to switch from wood mouthpieces to
> those modern rubber ones?
>
> Enough rectorial questions, it is time to go lecture on architecture
> of
> 500's Byzantium/Constantinople!
>
> Dave
>
> Dr. David McClune
> Professor of Woodwinds
> Director of Bands
> Union University-1862
> 1050 Union University Drive
> Jackson, TN 38305
>
> Office-731-661-5294
>
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>
Richard Bush
Maker of 'BasSonic' bassoon reeds
760 Robins Avenue
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 393-7265
IDRS member
rbushidioglot@-----.com

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