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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-05-23 00:33
I have been talking and asking opinions about eflat clarinets for so long that finally I have good news to report!
I purchased a Noblet today from Groth Music in Bloomington MN. I tried one of the Selmers they had, and while it was exceptional, for less than one-third the price I got a great Noblet! I'm not sure of the model number or anything, but the serial number is: B48422, FWIW!
I also got a Vandy B44 mp to go with it...it sounded much better than the stock mp that was with the horn.
Katrina
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Author: ChrisC
Date: 2004-05-23 00:49
Congrats on the find!
Just out of curiosity, what sort of music do you plan to play on it?
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Author: ron b
Date: 2004-05-23 06:19
My guess, to whomsoever might give a toot (or not), is that you'd play Eb clarinet music on it ??? 
- ron b -
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2004-05-23 19:59
Congrats on the set up with your Eb. Down the line you may want to try David Hite's Ed mouthpieces...they are deadly in tune and have lively response with just the right balance of dark and brilliance.
David Dow
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Author: GBK
Date: 2004-05-23 21:55
Many years ago, I had a Noblet model 40 (or was it model 45?) Eb clarinet. I found that a slightly longer Chadash barrel made a big difference in both the tuning and the sound.
Next time you are in a music store, try a few different barrels and see if you can notice a difference...GBK
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Author: diz
Date: 2004-05-24 02:01
Effers ... nasty little beasts ... good luck taming it.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-05-24 14:38
diz,
I beg to differ --- eefers are a blast to play (though I do have some sympathy for the listeners......)
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-05-24 15:00
Actually, GBK, I did try a Leblanc barrel with it that they had sitting around. Because I typically play with an accordionist (think A=444), this shorter (by at least 1 mm) barrel had me playing at 444 by the tuner they had there. And it sounds good too. They threw it in 'cause it had been at the store since the mid 60's.
The big "challenge" was that I was on a 2.5 Rico Royal reed. The guy that was helping me didn't really know where the 3's were. The other guy there did and so as I left he tossed some in. They seem to work better, but the altissimo was a real impossibility in the store with the 2.5's...
Katrina
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Author: ron b
Date: 2004-05-24 16:59
This may be of interest to no one in particular but, since we're talking about eefers I'd like to share this with... anyone who can't get away from me.
I acquired a L.P. Albert eefer recently
Poor little guy was Totally covered with a thick coat of green paint. Must've been sprayed on because the bore was almost free of paint (just a little into the bore above and beyond the bell tenon - whew...) but from an outward appearance it looked like it had been dipped in a vat of the stuff. With lots of GoofOff and much bristle brushing I got 98.7% of the paint removed. The rest will have to be carefully scraped away. The paint flaked off the keys with very little effort. All the screws and springs are okay and the wood which is a deep brown color, while quite 'dry' as you might imagine, is crack free. It bears Carl Fischer's name so it's anyone's guess where it came from. The posts' holes go into the bore... not a good thing, but probably cause no significant problems.
Somewhere along the course of it life its mouthpiece and barrel took a different course. No biggie; I found a used mpc and am making a barrel out of delrin. I hope to spend some spare time restoring it over the next couple or three weeks and have it happily tootin' again.
I thought of you and your C horn, Kat, when I read your post and wondered if you ever did anything further about getting that one out of suspended animation.
Regards to all,
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2004-05-24 19:06
Hi Ron,
Nope, the C is still in "suspended animation." Haven't had need for the instrument, and so it still sits there with its sticky keys...
The Turkish G is also in a similar state, because the middle joint will NOT stay still. It's way out of tune unless it's pulled out, and it doesn't have enough cork or whatever to hold it out. So I have been forced to use electrical tape... And therefore I don't play it often.
Katrina
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Author: ron b
Date: 2004-05-24 19:30
Hi Kat:
I find that thread, medium - not too thin, but not as heavy as carpet grade - has a little more "holding power" for the thinner metal horn tenons than cork - or tape. At least on the sopranos I have thread works much better than cork; you can also 'build up' the thread toward the outer end(middle), without re-doing the whole thing again, if you need too. Although I don't have to pull the middle tenons out on my little Bb horns, that might help your G clarinet.
Happy Tootin'
- ron b -
Post Edited (2004-05-24 19:31)
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