Klarinet Archive - Posting 000123.txt from 2009/09

From: Simon Aldrich <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Antique clarinet length determines diapason?
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:46:13 -0400

In the murky world of determining an antique clarinet's diapason
(A430, A435, etc) is length of the instrument any sort of indication
of its possible diapason?
Specifically I am thinking of an 1860 boxwood Lecomte 13-key clarinet
of 20 inches (without mouthpiece).
Many sellers don't know the diapason (let alone the key) of the
clarinet they are selling.
In such a situation, is the length helpful in determining
characteristics of the instrument such as its key and possibly diapason?

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Simon Aldrich

Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Artistic Director - Jeffery Summer Concerts
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne

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