Klarinet Archive - Posting 000768.txt from 2003/03

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet bore sizes
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:15:03 -0500

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From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] clarinet bore sizes

> At 12:21 AM 3/19/2003 -0800, Peter Jaques wrote:
> >I was just wondering what brought on the change in bore size coinciding
> >with the change from Albert to Boehm key systems. Any insights? As far as
i
> >know, Alberts all have smaller bore sizes.
>
> Smaller than what? I thought Alberts were usually LARGE bore.
>

I think in Rendall's "The Clarinet," he mentions that the both Alberts and
Boehms were made in more than one bore size. But I don't have the book
handy to double check that.

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