Klarinet Archive - Posting 000525.txt from 2003/08

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Metal clarinet - Silva Bet
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 22:16:58 -0400

In a message dated 8/20/2003 5:04:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lelialoban@-----.net writes:

> Of course you're right, though I'm not sure how a conductor of classical music would react to someone showing up to an outdoor performance with a metal clarinet. >>

I had an opportunity to examine, and work on, one of Jim's metal Silva-Bet clarinets.

When I got it repadded and working, I was very pleasantly surprised at how well it played. It was definately better than Bundy's, Vito's, etc. Quite a credible clarinet, nice tone, tuned well -

Familar only with the cruddy metal "Cavalier" type metal clarinets, I was very amazed at how good a metal clarinet could be.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
Clarinet overhauls