Klarinet Archive - Posting 001115.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: [kl] different size barrels.
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:44:58 -0400

At 03:19 PM 7/30/2004 -0700, David Naden wrote:
>Loran--
>
>I think the more important question about you're a clarinet situation
>is: Are YOU happy with the Concerto A? If so, do you really need
>another A clarinet. Some believe a matched set is better, to many it
>doesn't matter. I only had one matched set--my Prestige RCs (until they
>were stolen), and in my experience, it is the clarinetist--and not the
>clarinet--that makes the difference. The only way a matched set would
>be beneficial IMHO is if the serial numbers were so close, that there
>was a possibility of both instruments being made from blanks that came
>from the same tree.

I think one of the main advantages of a matched set is ergonomic: that the
keys will FEEL the same. With two clarinets of different model but by the
same manufacturer, the differences should be minimal if any. Presumably,
the overall design philosophy should also be similar, so there should be no
large differences in resistance, etc. between two Leblancs.

Bill Hausmann

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

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