Klarinet Archive - Posting 000158.txt from 2003/04

From: "Russell Harlow" <lharlow@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet sound
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:31:35 -0400

Well, first of all I played on the instrument every day for all those years
in both the orchestra and in chamber music and the key work was becoming
looser. I had it tightened many times and was told that to put new key work
on might create more problems than it would fix. The other problems were of
intonation and speaking in the higher register. It wasn't a mouthpiece
problem because the problem remained when I went to other MP's. I taped some
holes and that helped a bit but it still took a lot of effort to bring it in
line. It still has a beautiful sound but is difficult to play.
RH

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>From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet sound
>Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 5:17 PM
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> Russell,
>
> What do you mean by your statement, "would play no more"? How did you feel
> your '69 series clarinet failed?
>
> Forest Aten
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>> I find myself close to this subject of sound and thickness of instruments.
> I
>> have played as associate principal with the Utah Symphony for 32 years and
>> for 29 of those years played a 106,000 series Buffet (1969). When it
> finally
>> would play no more I tried out over 40 instruments and came away with an
>> R-13 and a Festival and sold them within a year. I could not find the
> sound
>> and colors I could get on the 1969 instrument.
>>
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