Klarinet Archive - Posting 001451.txt from 2004/03

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Orsi Clarinets
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:17:24 -0500

Stephen=A0C.=A0Moore wrote:

> The G. Verdi model is a most interesting
> design with a built in barrel, single middle
> joint, and screw-on bell. Has anybody ever
> played one of these?

Why would these things be advantageous?

You're losing the ability to try different barrels.

A traditional clarinet already has a middle joint (that is,
tenon+socket), hence nothing is gained or lost there. "One piece"
usually means a design similar to Rossi's with no middle joint at all,
and hence a better location for the register key.

The above doesn't say anything about the other quality issues in a
clarinet, of course.

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