Klarinet Archive - Posting 000900.txt from 2003/04

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Attn, Dan; was, Basset/Alto
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:43:56 -0400

Patricia, I read your note below several times and I am having trouble
grasping at the central issue that you are asking be addressed.

Could you please restate your question in simpler terms?

Dan

Patricia A. Smith wrote:
> Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
>> At 11:03 AM 4/18/2003 +0100, Matthew Lloyd wrote:
>>
>>> So Selmer do one?
>>>
>>> Any idea of the model number?
>>
>>
>>
>> From Selmer catalog:
>>
>> Selmer Model 25 F Basset Horn. .621" bore, range to low C, 21 keys --
>> 7 covered finger holes, floor peg, played with standard Selmer (Paris)
>> Bb clarinet mouthpiece.
>>
>> For comparison, the Model 22 Eb Alto Clarinet has a .668 bore.
>
>
> Since my question ventures into that nasty weird area that can be
> troublesome, I'm going to direct this question to Dan Leeson, but anyone
> else feel free to also chip in.
>
> Dan, you have made much mention of the fact that when using descriptions
> of sound quality, one must be able to back up these descriptions with
> quatifiable facts. (At least that is how I understand what you have
> written. If I am incorrect I apologize!)
>
> At any rate, you have extensive experience performing on the basset
> horn, and have owned quite a few of these beasts. Given the statistics
> above, what does this tell us of the respective characteristics of the
> respective sounds of these two instruments? I am completely serious. I
> was quite surprised, by the way, to find that the alto clarinet had
> larger bore measurments.
>
> Patricia Smith
>
>
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