Klarinet Archive - Posting 000052.txt from 2003/04

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Clarinet sound
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:59:07 -0500

Dan,

If I can't really get this perceived sound quality, why do I think I =
hear a difference? I really stood in that shop for over an hour playing =
those Eaton clarinets. There were a few technical things that needed =
adjustment for me do get some better responses from the clarinet, but =
other than that the biggest difference, to me, was the way it sounded to =
me. There wasn't someone standing there telling me the sound was =
different, I was in a room by myself. I also had an R-13, 2 different =
Hammerschmidts which were so much alike I couldn't tell the difference =
between them and a Howarth clarinet to gauge against. I didn't like the =
Howarth, it was just hard for me to play. Might have been my mouthpiece =
or that it just wasn't the clarinet for me. The Hammerschmidts had that =
same wonderful sound that I got from the 2 Eatons. The R-13 was much =
like my own R-13 except that the bore was full of checks and it didn't =
have anything remarkable about it's function. The Eatons sounded like =
the Hammerschmidts, but were heavier and didn't cost what the =
Hammerschmidts cost, but that won't account for what I though I heard. =
I'm not a physicist and maybe this is why I perceive the difference in =
sound. Maybe I am just dumb enough to not know any better. at any rate, =
can you answer my question, and then I will leave you alone. Thanks.

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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