Klarinet Archive - Posting 000180.txt from 2009/01

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass Clarinet
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:22:35 -0500

> Oh I'm with you on that superior wood beats superior plastic.

Why is that a given? It might be someone's experience, but ...

can they describe consistently what a "superior" instrument is and why
something that is or isn't a superior instrument is dependent on the
material used in the construction rather than the construction? I might
think some of the materials used _do_ contribute to a superior instrument
(in the mechanical and precision sense) but I'm not willing to make such a
broad statement such as "superior wood beats superior plastic" given the
dearth of what I would consider "superior plastic".

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