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Re: clarinet weight

Author: Meri
Date: 2003-10-02 21:26

A past issue of the ICA journal mentions the difference in weight between a Bb and an A clarinet, and I know I read somewhere the approximate weight of a student-grade instrument versus wood instrument. However, I've noticed a rather wide variance in the weight of wood intermediate and professional instruments: my late 60s R-13 is quite heavy, (I am not the only one who would say that, my current teacher was a little surprised at the weight difference to his 1990s R-13), and other clarinetists I know have said the same thing. The only instrument I have tried that I know was heavier than mine is my former teacher's R-13 Prestige; though one of my student's E-12 may be about the same as my R-13 or even a tiny bit heavier. One student's Noblet I think is lighter than student-grade Yamahas. (which two students I have play on--they are heavy for student-grade instruments). The reason the difference is so noticable is because the instrument is mainly supported on the right thumb.

Maybe this would be an interesting science project for a scientifically-oriented young clarinetist: to weigh various makes/models of clarinets, and maybe compare tonal qualities.

Meri

"There is a difference between being flat and sounding in tune, and being in tune but sounding flat. The first I can live with; the second I cannot."

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