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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-10-10 18:40
The other day I rehearsed Mozart Concerto with our college orchestra. THis is just until the REAL performer, but clarinet teacher, is ready for rehearsals. But I used my colleagues R-13A clarinet which was bought used and has a chadash barrel with it.
Wow. First off, it sounded great. THis was my absolute first time playing a hand chosen proffessional level instrument and I can DEFINITELY see what all the hype is about. My clarinet is good (I like to think so), but there was still a GREAT difference between mine and his.
Also, it was my first A clarinet and there was quite a difference in spacing for the fingers. Luckily, my limited sax experience helped with making sure my fingers were far apart enough for the holes to all be covered, but it was still pretty cool cause it FELT bigger and I thought it sounded so nice. Also, it was LESS resistant than my current clarinet. I thought it was supposed to be the opposite. But the new barrel on my Bb is a very resistant one which may be the cause of that.
Just felt like letting you know. Incidentally, I can't wait till I one day have the $$$ to buy myself a nicely adjusted, hand picked professional clarinet.
Alexi
Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-10-10 19:18
Very interesting about the finger spacing.....never played one and hadn't given that a thought. I suppose if you had the same spacing on a Bb Sop. it would no longer be a Bb Sop.?!
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2003-10-10 19:47
Not true that an "A" clarinet has to be more resistant than a Bb --- I used to have a hard-rubber Couesnon "A" clarinet that was very free-blowing (and in tune), blew more easily than the semi-matching hard-rubber Couesnon Bb clarinet I also had (still have, in fact). The spacing you'll get used to quickly.
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Author: William
Date: 2003-10-11 16:14
Just to concur with your observation, my Concerto A is less resistant than my Concerto Bb or my Buffet R13 A (which, I am told, is an excellant clarinet). However, my Buffet R13 Bb wins all comparisons, except for intonation and eveness of scale. Therefore, my current instruments of choice are my Leblanc A & Bb Concerto's, although I occassionally team my LeBlanc A with my R13 Bb. Bottom line, the Concerto A clarinet is a smooth play'n machine with a good sound and fairly well in tune (that is, for me).
Your instructor's Buffet A sounds like one of those "special" instruments--try to talk him/her out of it. Offer big bucks. If this all fails, then try a LeBlanc Concerto/Opus/Sonata A and compare its playability. You have nothing to lose except knowledge and opportunity.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-10-11 16:26
Differing pitch/size cls are just DIFFERENT. Having [at last] the opportunity to play my alto cl in comm band rehearsal, rather than bass, informed me quickly of their differences, so I need to practice the "little bass" ! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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