Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 2006/03

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] R-13 vs E-11 Eb clarinet
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 22:37:04 -0500


>
> That's because I don't like the C Clarinet at all. At best, they still
> don't
> sound very good. They are practically the Viola of the Clarinet.........
> (of
> course higher instead of lower, but acoustically .....)
>
> o, and there aren't auditions which players walk in with a C Clarinet -
> they
> do of course with the Eb.
>
> David B.
>
>
>

David,

My C clarinet (Buffet RC Prestige) sounds plenty good...as a matter of fact,
the wind section of the Dallas Opera didn't know I even owned or performed
on a C clarinet for 4 seasons, including the 1st player.... Go figure. It's
even better now that Stephen Fox worked some real magic on it last year. He
plugged and re-drilled a few tone holes, worked on the bore and added a
bottom key joint extension with vent. He did a great job of making a very
good instrument even better.

And you know what...I'd take it to an audition tomorrow.

Forest Aten

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