Klarinet Archive - Posting 000254.txt from 2005/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Boosey or Yamaha
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:51:57 -0400

At 09:21 AM 10/24/2005 -0400, aburatynski wrote:
>On 23 Oct 2005 at 23:26, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> > Mostly bore size. The Selmer 1400 has a cylindrical, .590" bore and
> > straight tone holes. The 1401's polycylindrical bore is .577", with
> > undercut tone holes. The CL300 has a smaller polycylindrical bore still,
> > but I can't recall exactly what the measurement is offhand (.573?). Large
> > bores tend to be favored by jazz players for big sound and pitch
> > flexibility (for example, the Selmer Balanced Tone, Centered Tone, and
> > Series 9). Smaller bore are becoming more common in student instruments
> > lately. Perhaps they are easier for beginners to control pitch with.
>
>
>I knew the 1400 was a larger bore, but thought the 1401 was the same size
>as the
>CL300. I couldn't find much info on it with a quick google...

I found my reference, the Selmer catalog. The CL300's bore is described as
being .573" and more tapered than the 1401's. Apparently the bore is
relatively LARGER at the barrel but tapers more severely.

Bill Hausmann

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

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