Klarinet Archive - Posting 001026.txt from 2003/04

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Attn, Dan; was, Basset/Alto
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:46:02 -0400

Dan Leeson wrote:

> 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, I did snippage on all the extra stuff. Here is the question, restated:

Dan, you have made 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 several. You also have extensive knowledge of other
members of the clarinet family, including the alto clarinet.

Given the following bore measurments, what, if anything, can they tell
us of the characteristics of the sounds of these two instruments? I was
quite surprised, by the way, to find that the alto clarinet had larger
bore measurments.

> 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.

Thanks for taking a look at these measurements. If they say nothing
about sound characteristics, then they say nothing. That's okay with
me. I'm simply interested, given some of the similarities of the two
instruments.

Patricia Smith

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