Klarinet Archive - Posting 001363.txt from 2004/03

From: clarinetuk@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Howarth!
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 04:53:00 -0500


The Howarth instrument are on a par with any of the top models around. The =
actually offer more than most top models, but it is down to the individual =
player, and what they like. The Howarth price is extemely competitive to th=
at of say the Prestige line.=20

There is an article in the new edition of the Clarinet and Saxophone Societ=
y about what is happening at Howarth.

If you need any more information, please visit the website at:

www.howarth.uk.com

Or we will more than happy to take your calls, ask for Julian Wheeler or Do=
nny McKenzie

Donny
> from: Gillian Craven <gillian_craven@-----.com>
> date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:38:23
> to: klarinet@-----.org
> subject: Re: [kl] Howarth!
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> I tried both the S2 and S3 in London recently and thought the S3 was a ve=
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> nice instrument. i didn't give it a very thorough trial but the S3 had a=
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> richer, more rounded tone which I did feel was quite similar to the R13 I=
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> was playing at the time. The S2 was too bright for my liking and the tone=
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> was not as centred. I thought the keywork on the instruments was very nic=
e.
> They are definitely worth trying and are used by various professionals ov=
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> here. They are more expensive than the Buffet R13 Prestige I chose in the=
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> end !!
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> Gillian
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> >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=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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