Klarinet Archive - Posting 001356.txt from 2004/03

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Howarth!
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:25:25 -0500

Steve=A0Lyons wrote:

> Has anyone any experience with the
> Howarth?

They make two clarinets, called S2 and S3. The S2 is their original
instrument. It has a larger, straighter bore and is very free-blowing.
I would offer (with my asbestos suit on) that it tends towards a
<<cower>> <<tremble>> darker and less centered tone. The keywork is
sturdy, not delicate. I've never played the S3, but it's a narrower
bore. I've heard it described as "closer to the focused French sound."

It's certainly an acceptable instrument for someone who's serious about
music.

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