Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 2008/09

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Ridenour Lyrique bass and basset clarinets
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:20:39 -0400

Joe

No experience, but I note he sells the basset clarinet (inter alia) as a =
basset joint to fit a Festival (etc) A. I've had a Fox basset joint for =
some years now; originally fitted to a Leblanc Concerto, and more =
recently modified by Steve Fox for a Wurlitzer. So I'd make two =
comments:
1. It is perfectly convenient having a basset joint for the occasions =
one wants a basset clarinet. Of course it sounds very good as an =
ordinary A clarinet but is too heavy for me to want to keep it on all =
the time.
2. It is very plausible that he can match the joint to an existing =
clarinet as advertised.

i.e. I don't think you need a separate complete basset clarinet.

Keith Bowen

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Sent: 23 September 2008 23:03
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Subject: [kl] Ridenour Lyrique bass and basset clarinets

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Hello all,

Does anyone on the list have experience with Tom Ridenour's bass and
basset clarinets?
http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/clarinets.htm

What I'd like to get is an idea of where these clarinets fit on the
range from 'student instrument' to 'professional' to 'really good' to
'absolutely fantastic'.

My main instruments are a lovely pair of Festivals so I'm not without
pickiness about what I play, but I'm also not prejudiced either about
price necessarily meaning quality, or hard rubber meaning a lack of it.
And I'm quite keen to have both bass and basset clarinet in my
collection sooner rather than later if I can ...

Thoughts? :-)

Best wishes,

-- Joe

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