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Author: Mitch A
Date: 2002-03-16 15:14
I've decided not to pursue a clt w/plataeu keys after all. I have just gotten a two E-11s and a Noblet 45 for trials from WW&BW and have found that the problems I was having were due to the cheap POS plastic Olds rental I've been using - correction - trying to use.
Nothing like good tools to make life easier. I feel sorry for the kids using these things.
Mitch
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2002-03-16 15:17
Yeah, I have a pet "peeve" about parents being sold crummy instruments and expecting kids to be able to play them. Which clarinet will you keep?
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Author: Lawrence
Date: 2002-03-17 22:14
Mitch,
Sorry to hear you're not going to give the Vito plateau a try. I was hoping for a report. In my very limited experience, the open holes sound better, though. I'm sure they're made that way for a reason. Good luck with the new horn.
Lawrence
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-03-18 15:25
Soprano clarinets are made with open holes for the simple reason that they're much simpler. Plateau (covered) holes are necessary on bass and larger clarinets because your fingers can't spread far enough to reach open holes or rings. Plateau designs are much more complicated and expensive to build and require much more adjustment and regulation --- that's why they're generally not used on standard Boehm-system soprano clarinets. It really has little to do with how the respective designs play or sound -- both can be properly made to sound good, or badly-made to sound bad.
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