Klarinet Archive - Posting 000170.txt from 2008/11

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Basset horn vs. Alto Clarinet
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:13:48 -0500

Danny,

You let me play one of those Selmers at your house in the late '70's. It was magnificent.

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Leeson <dnleeson@-----.net>
>Sent: Nov 12, 2008 5:07 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Basset horn vs. Alto Clarinet
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>And while I am at it, I'd like to point out that the Buffet basset horn used
>to have a narrow bore. The Leblanc was always a wide bore and tuned better
>than either the Buffet or the Selmer. Then Bufftet changed to wide bore for
>the same reason. The intonation on the narrow bore was troublesome and it
>was easier to change the bore than fix the narrow bore problem..
>
>Selmer had narrow bore, and I owned two of them on which I used a standard
>B-flat clarinet mouthpiece, though it was modified slightly. Now I think
>they have joined in with the wide bore makers.All three use alto clarinet
>mouthpiece.
>
>None of the three basset horn makes I mentioned were willing (or perhaps
>uninterested or incapable) to do the work needed to make a quality basset
>horn with a narrow bore. Steve Fox makes one, and I owned one of his. The
>intonation was spectacular, and it sounded wonderful. Every job I played on
>that instrument got me kudos.
>
>So I think your perception of basset horns is not thorough and you are
>making assumptions about narrow and wide bore basset horns that need
>reexamination.
>
>.
>Dan Leeson
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>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxter@-----.net>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [kl] Basset horn vs. Alto Clarinet
>
>
>> Many people think that the modern Basset Horn IS an alto clarinet as the
>> early instruments had the same bore,mouthpiece and reed as contemporary A
>> and Bb clarinets. whereas modern instruments have an alto clarinet bore.
>> In which case the basset notes may be the determining factor.
>> Martin
>> On 12 Nov 2008, at 21:55, Edward Escobar wrote:
>>
>>> Just a quick question...
>>>
>>> With any modern clarinet music, mostly ensemble works, why would a
>>> composer decide to write in a basset horn and not an alto clarinet or
>>> vise versa?
>>> I have my thoughts on the matter, but would like to hear from the masses
>>> on this.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Edward Escobar
>>>
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