Klarinet Archive - Posting 000300.txt from 2004/08

From: Jimmy Lee <jrlaudio@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Morrie's contribution
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:49:05 -0400

so what

Chuck Currie wrote:

> The acoustic environment of the busy exhibition hall might not be the best
> place to make up one's mind. Larry did pick up some products and is coming
> to Vancouver to visit Morrie at the shop.
>
> Chuck Currie
> Sax Noir Studio
> reedguy@-----.net
> www.saxnoir.com
> 604 254-9625
> 604 970-2694
> 2105 E 3rd Avenue
> Vancouver, BC
> V5N 1H9
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blake Arrington [mailto:klarinetteman@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:26 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Morrie's contribution
>
> Nancy said:
>
> If you try them and can't tell a difference in your playing, then you aren't
>
> playing at a level that warrants their use.
>
> I can't completely agree with this Nancy. A collegue and I stood for 20-30
> minutes listening to Larry Combs try bells. You could tell he was a
> skeptic. When he played through some excerpts, such as Brahms 3, and Carmen
>
> you could tell a difference, but not much. One bell that Morrie claimed had
>
> great projection actually seemed to be more diffuse and didn't have the
> carry of the original Leblanc bell. I don't know if Larry Combs walked away
>
> with any of the bells, but hearing Morrie say that you could get a different
>
> bell and barrel combination for different repertoire...that made me laugh.
> Ricardo obviously has enough money to purchase 10 bell/barrel combinations
> for different repertoire. As for myself, I would rather have a barrel/bell
> combination that plays all the repertoire well.
>
> Still a skeptic,
>
> Blake Arrington
>
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