Klarinet Archive - Posting 000175.txt from 2003/04

From: "Russell Harlow" <lharlow@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Russell Harlow's note
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:31:52 -0400

Compair all these instruments with ones from the first 50 years of the 20th
century and you will be very suprised, especially with the earlier small
bore instruments just how much thinner the body of the horns are compaired
to any model today. Jon Yeh played the 1907 horn and his comment was that it
felt like a toy! But thats the one Mitchell Lurie loved the sound of. I'll
be happy to show anyone who can come to the Clar-Fest these horns. I'll be
there.
RH

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>From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Russell Harlow's note
>Date: Sun, Apr 6, 2003, 6:54 AM
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> At 10:47 PM 4/5/2003 -0800, Kelly Abraham wrote:
>>...As far as the thin wall instruments, the Buffet Elite *is* a
>>thin wall instrument, and I believe the Selmer Signature is
>>also, if I am correct (at least it was a LOT lighter than the
>>Recital model, so it is a THINNER wall that the Selmer Recital,
>>if not fully thin walled.) Have you tried these models that are
>>already in production?
>
> Not quite a fair comparison, as the Recital is an extremely THICK-walled
> clarinet, very heavy and with a much thicker than normal overall diameter,
> immediately apparent as soon as you pick it up. As for other clarinet
> models, assuming outer diameter remains the same, the trend toward smaller
> bores automatically means walls are getting thicker.
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
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