Klarinet Archive - Posting 001358.txt from 2004/03

From: "Gillian Craven" <gillian_craven@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Howarth!
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:41:25 -0500

I tried both the S2 and S3 in London recently and thought the S3 was a very
nice instrument. i didn't give it a very thorough trial but the S3 had a
richer, more rounded tone which I did feel was quite similar to the R13 I
was playing at the time. The S2 was too bright for my liking and the tone
was not as centred. I thought the keywork on the instruments was very nice.
They are definitely worth trying and are used by various professionals over
here. They are more expensive than the Buffet R13 Prestige I chose in the
end !!

Gillian

>From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Howarth!
>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:22:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Steve Lyons 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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