Klarinet Archive - Posting 000031.txt from 2003/04

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Curious
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:07:55 -0500

Dan,

I don't dispute most of what you say what you say. I said that it was =
the best sound "I " ever got and that is what I meant. I had my good =
mouthpieces with me, which at the time were Hites, and I used them to =
try many different instruments while I was in Europe. All other factors =
being equal, and I think they are, as I haven't had any radical surgery =
to my music-making parts, you would think there would be no difference. =
But I can tell you that what came through my body on the Eaton was very =
different than anything else I have played, with the exception of the =
Hammerschmidt clarinets, which in my opinion are the finest out there. =
Again, that is based on what comes through my body with my set-up. =20

I disagree about the part that a tuba is a tuba, etc., though. I don't =
know what other instrument families you are proficient with, but I can =
tell you that there are differences in sound in flutes and oboes from =
one maker to another and using different materials to manufacture them =
with and even from metal to non-metal clarinets. Take a piccolo for =
example. There is a definite difference between the sound of a metal =
picc and a wooden one. Also what your ears hear and what mine hear =
aren't necessarily the same either. You can only judge what you hear =
because you have no idea what someone else hears.

Most respectfully,

Nancy

Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu

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