Klarinet Archive - Posting 000572.txt from 2004/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouthpiece facing question
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:01:07 -0500

At 05:17 PM 1/17/2004 -0800, Sue Raycraft wrote:
> > Well, I geek out on that stuff, OK? And have access to the Selmer
>catalog!
>
> > Bill Hausmann
>
>Okay, well then maybe you can tell me about the bell that came with
>this clarinet. It's a Selmer Series 10 bell, really nice. It has a MUCH
>smaller diameter at the bottom than a "normal" bell, and it has no metal
>trim. Oh, and it's marked "A". What is this kind of bell made for?
>Does it change the sound, or the intonation, or what?
>Or maybe it's just for "cute"? :-)

Well, without seeing it, it is hard to tell. My guess is that the ring
that is supposed to be there is simply missing for some reason. That would
account for the smaller diameter. I know some English clarinets are built
without bell rings on purpose, but I don't think I have ever seen a French
clarinet designed without one. That it is marked "A" probably means that
it is meant for an A clarinet.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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