Klarinet Archive - Posting 001037.txt from 2003/04

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Attn, Dan; was, Basset/Alto
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:46:13 -0400

Gary Van Cott wrote:
> Why would you be surprised that the alto clarinet has a larger bore
> measurement? It is in a lower key.

You know, Gary, sometimes, I am so dense, I scare myself. Homer Simpson
said it best.

D'oh.

I guess I was thinking that the alto was longer, but narrower or
something. Because the bassets I've heard sounded freer blowing,
whereas the altos sounded kinda stuffy, as if they had more resistance.
Don't mind me...*crawls back under rock* blush*

Patricia Smith

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