Klarinet Archive - Posting 000087.txt from 2009/04

From: clarni bass <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Contrabass clarinets
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:27:55 -0400


Hi Sarah
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I don't really know. A while ago I heard there is one in some orchestra in =
Ako but I'm not sure, and if it's true, I don't know which orchestra it is.
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--- On Fri, 4/10/09, sarah elbaz <sarah@-----.com> wrote:

From: sarah elbaz <sarah@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Contrabass clarinets
To: klarinet@-----.org
Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 9:02 PM

Hi Nitai,
I know that the Contemporary Players are looking for a CB clarinet in Bb fo=
r a concert in June.=A0 Do you know if there is an istrument in Israel (exc=
ept the one in Lod- its an Eb)?
Sarah

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>=A0 From: clarni bass <clarnibass@-----.com>
>=A0 Subject: [kl] Contrabass clarinets
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>=A0 I'm considering buying a contrabass clarinet. It's a big investment so=
I'm going to take a while and probably try several instruments (again) mor=
e seriously. But I'm also interested to know if others have any experience =
with any. I'm especially interested if someone tried more than one and coma=
pred, but anything might help.
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>=A0 There are several options.
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>=A0 1 - Vito. It's the least expensive, but I'm probably not going to just=
order one, so I'll have to try it somehow (probably in another country). I=
'm not sure of its mechanism.... is it a single register hole system? Maybe=
a seperate throat Bb vent? Does anyone know? From experience of trying sin=
gle register bass clarinet I know it is not a problem at all to play the en=
tire range, but depending on the specific model, some legato intervals can =
be problematic. How is this contrabass? I think it's to low Eb, so price is=
the only real advantage of this one. If it's one piece (I hope not) then i=
t is real hassle.
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>=A0 2 - Leblanc metal. I've tried the straight one for maybe a minute some=
years ago, but if I buy one it will be the paperclip model to low C. I'm n=
ot sure it is still made but some stores still seem to have it. It's the le=
ast expensive of the professional models. Also being shorter it's probably =
easier to carry?
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>=A0 3 - Selmer. I've played this also but only for a mintue some years ago=
. I remember it was hard to play, but I've tried it with a mouthpiece of so=
meone else (the straight Leblanc also) and I've never played contrabass bef=
ore. I think this is the most expensive.
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>=A0 4 - Ripamonti. I recently played this for a while. Not my mouthpiece, =
but it felt like a good setup and everything up to lower altisimo (about D =
or Eb) was pretty easy to play.
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>=A0 5 - Eppelsheim metal. I played this too for a while, but with a differ=
ent mouthpiece, I think it was a Zinner, and a very soft Legre reed. I thin=
k the setup wasn't good (for me at least), but the lower clarion (B, C, D) =
felt much harder than the Ripamonti. I can't really judge objectively becau=
se of that. Build quality is definitely best of all of them.
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>=A0 So any experience from anyone else will be appreicated.
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>=A0 Thank you!
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