Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2009/08

From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinets in F
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:43:57 -0400

I am certainly no expert on instruments, but my guess would be that the cla=
rinet in =0D
F of which Dan speaks is basically a basset horn that only goes to low E or=
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flat.=C2=A0 The purpose would be that of much better sound, I think.=C2=A0 =
I own a Leblanc =0D
Paris=C2=A0basset horn in F, and a Selmer Paris=C2=A0alto clarinet in Eb=C2=
=A0(an old but good =0D
one).=C2=A0 The basset horn sounds much better than the alto clarinet, and =
is far easier =0D
to play.=C2=A0 However, that could be because there has never been any inte=
rest in =0D
fixing the flaws of the alto clarinet in Eb.=C2=A0 =0D
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