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Clarinet /Set-up Interaction

Author: Henry
Date: 2003-06-29 18:39

I play a recently overhauled Leblanc LL with a VD B45 mpc and Rico Royal 3 reed, and my teacher has a Buffet R13 (with a set-up that is unknown to me). At my last lesson, I had some problems with a particular Rose study. In an attempt to solve my problem, my teacher and I exchanged horns, but keeping our own set-ups. I found his R13 easier to play (with my set-up), while he thought my LL might have a leak, since he thought it was not responding properly (with his set-up). I have great confidence in both my teacher and my tech. Hence my dilemma. Should I trust my teacher and accept that there is something wrong with my horn, or should I trust my tech who just looked at the horn and declared it to be in perfect shape? My problems may be simply due to a worn-out reed, for example. My main question is: If a certain set-up plays well on one horn, should it play well on any other horn, or does the best set-up depend on the kind of horn it is attached to? The LL and R13 have different bore diameters, to start with.
I expect the Buffet mafia to come back with some wise-guy comments but they will not shake my belief that the Leblanc LL is, au fond, as good an instrument as the R13!! Any (serious) comments? Thanks!

Henry

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