Klarinet Archive - Posting 000161.txt from 2003/05

From: Robert Howe <arehow@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Plateau clarinets and diabetes testing
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 17:32:09 -0400

on 5/7/03 Bob wrote:

> Has anyone had experience with plateau clarinets? Is the tone quality as
> good as a non-plateau clarinet? Are there any downsides to such an
> instrument? I can only find one model in the marketplace - its the LeBlanc
> VITO 7214P.
>
> I currently have a Buffet E11 and a Selmer Signet (wood) and am considering
> a plateau clarinet because problems with my finger tips due to blood testing
> required by diabetes.
>
Dear Bob,

I have a couple of plateau clarinets, one a Selmer A to Eb. It sounds like
any other Selmer A clarinet. The other is a Eugene Albert A (to E) but it
needs work.

I just cannot understand why the most sensitive area of the human anatomy is
used for blood testing. You can instead take your blood samples from the
top of the thigh, where pain receptors are few and far between. The sugar
level is the same.

Ciao

Robert Howe MD

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