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Author: Dinney
Date: 2000-01-06 23:37
I have an e11 do some clarinets have a wider spread for your
fingers and is there a big differance in a intermedate horn
and a pro.
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Author: Kim
Date: 2000-01-07 00:38
As I have read from the Buffet-Crampon website, the finger holes of the E 11 are smaller than professional instruments. I don't think there is a different spread between finger holes because the E-11 is designed to prepare you for a pro horn. The intermediate instruments come with and adjustable thumb rest which makes it more comfortable for your hand.
Sound quality is as good or better than a pro horn because it is the same material, just made differently. I went from an E-11 to an old R-13, then to a new R-13. An E-11 is perfect for high school(9-10) and an R-13 is perfect for advanced students. Its your choice. Good luck.
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Author: Rick2
Date: 2000-01-07 03:03
The finger spacing really can't be different from clarinet to clarinet by very much because if they were, it would play notes, but not th notes of western music. The bore size might allow a little bit of flexibility on spacing but not much. The spacing is the nature of the beast. In fact, there are only two shapes (cylinder and cone) that allow for finger spacing in the range of human hand size. Fascinating.
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-01-07 05:07
Rick is right on here. If you move the tone ports, you change the pitch. It has to match the bore and length of the instrument basicly. If you have big fingers like me, a good tech can sometimes tweak some keys to give a little more room like the C# and D# keys. I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself as some keys can snap off on some clarinets very easy if you don't do it right. The only other choice is taking up the alto, bass, or contra. If you have long skinny fingers, you are blessed and all you may have to do is work on hand position and practice.
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Author: Ginny
Date: 2000-01-07 18:56
My husband's Albert system clarinet has a huge finger spread, is this typical? My Festival, my son's Vito feel and another old clunker we have feel much closer than my old Bundy. Enough to make a difference for me. The holes are bigger on the Bundy.
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Author: David Blumberg
Date: 2000-01-07 22:26
This is the deal with the E-11's. Even the workers at WW&BW did not know this until they measured with a ruler the difference. They were shocked.
The E-11 bottom right hand keys are closer together then the next model up. I do not use the E-11 for anyone over 8-9th grade, as it to me is too small except for students with smaller hands. The E-12 and up are like the R-13.
David Blumberg
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Kim wrote:
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As I have read from the Buffet-Crampon website, the finger holes of the E 11 are smaller than professional instruments. I don't think there is a different spread between finger holes because the E-11 is designed to prepare you for a pro horn. The intermediate instruments come with and adjustable thumb rest which makes it more comfortable for your hand.
Sound quality is as good or better than a pro horn because it is the same material, just made differently. I went from an E-11 to an old R-13, then to a new R-13. An E-11 is perfect for high school(9-10) and an R-13 is perfect for advanced students. Its your choice. Good luck.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-01-07 22:44
Ginny wrote:
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My husband's Albert system clarinet has a huge finger spread, is this typical? My Festival, my son's Vito feel and another old clunker we have feel much closer than my old Bundy. Enough to make a difference for me. The holes are bigger on the Bundy.
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Yes the finger spread is different on an Albert system, especially in the lower joint. On an Albert lower joint, the chalumeau B natural is a hole that must be covered by a finger. On the Boehm, it is a pad that is held closed by pressing one of the ring keys or using the forked fingering. The upper joint has the same difference with the chalumeau F natural.
Regarding your Bundy hole size: Some student grade horns have larger holes on them so that a beginner can get a bigger sound without a lot of effort. I had an old Pan American that had absolutely huge holes for the right hand. In contrast, I have a Vito whose hole size is very similar to that on my Leblanc Symphonie II.
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