Klarinet Archive - Posting 001131.txt from 2003/03

From: Claudia Zornow <claudia.zornow@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Importance of buying clarinets in pairs
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:35:41 -0500

I have a 1986 R13 Bb (bought new in 1987) and a 1961 R13A (bought
used in 1989). Lately I've been increasingly dissatisfied with
the A's intonation and I've started daydreaming about a new one.

How important do people feel it is to buy new clarinets in pairs?
(An archive search revealed a 1997 post by Clark Fobes saying that
he thought it was important in order to have matched intonation
tendencies. He also said he was unimpressed with the quality of
the Buffet A clarinets; I wonder whether that has changed.) Is
this like buying a phone-answering-machine combo, where when one
part fails you have to replace both? :-)

Also, my recurring daydream involves using frequent flyer miles
to go somewhere like IMS that has lots of clarinets to try. Has
anyone ever done a road trip like this for the purpose of buying
a new clarinet or clarinets? If so, how was the experience?

Claudia

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