Klarinet Archive - Posting 000234.txt from 2005/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Clarinets in the afterlife? (blow out vs. paradise lost)
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:05:35 -0400


> These people had gathered experience beyond anything we can even dream of!
> Yet all their clarinets were different, even the two Kruspes I own are
> totally different in character (one made at the Leipzig workshop). This is
> all lost now, and like with the classic Cremonese and Tyrolean violins,
> the
> best makers were buried with their secrets...
>
> Best wishes,
> danyel
>

Well....

I don't buy this at all. Sorry. There may be a few "secrets" out there left
to discover...but in general a lot more is known about instrument design and
manufacture today than in these days you speak of. I am sure there were very
fine craftsman as I've seen some fine work from the time period you speak
of...but....nothing close to what we have available today.

I don't know about "blown out" clarinets...I don't worry about it. If a
clarinet plays well...the age doesn't matter to me. Play the instrument and
ask yourself..."does it play well"...what else matters?

Forest Aten

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