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Author: googull
Date: 2005-12-20 06:24
Hello - Question for the experts here on the board. How much does resistance have to do with the color of the sound? I understand that the Buffet Vintage is dark sounding and is more resistant than the R13. Does this mean the entire Vintage line is generally more resistant or can you find particular Vintage clarinets with less resistance and if you did, would it lose it's color and centered character? I guess what I am trying to find out is how dependent the darker sound is on resistance.
If you play a Buffet Vintage and feel that it plays without excessive resistance, what mouth piece/reed combination are you using to achieve that?
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Author: Bnewbs
Date: 2005-12-20 17:03
Darkness and resistance often go hand in hand. Not say that a large bore British or German clarinet won't be dark and free blowing. Among french (small bore) clarinets Selmers tend to be the darkest and most resistant, especially the recital (my current favorite). I would agree that Vintage (and prestige) models do play darker than standard R13s with more resistance. I like a fairly resistant clarinet personally. As for a free blowing mouthpiece try a Grabner K13 or K14. If you don't want to spend alot of money try a VD M13 Lyre.
Ben
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Author: vjoet
Date: 2005-12-21 20:53
Though clarinet manufacturers make assertions as to a model's tone color, I think the basic tone-generating system (1. Mouthpiece, 2. Reed, 3. Ligature and 4 Barrel) affects the tone quality more than the pitch-generating system (the clarinet itself).
If you had what you though was a superb sound on a Prestige or Festival and put the entire tone-generating system on a $200 student clarient, I think you'd find the student horn sounding pretty darn good (though the intonation would probably be more significantly off than on the pro instrument).
vJoe
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Author: googull
Date: 2005-12-22 01:01
Thanks Ben and Joe - that was helpful for me. One additional question that would be great to understand. How does a new wood clarient generally break-in and what effects does that have on playability? e.g. more or less resistant over time, etc.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-12-22 11:07
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If you had what you though was a superb sound on a Prestige or Festival and put the entire tone-generating system on a $200 student clarient I think you'd find the student horn sounding pretty darn good (though the intonation would probably be more significantly off than on the pro instrument).
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I disagree. The Clarinet behind the setup does have a significant impact on the sound.
Otherwise we all would be playing on $200 Clarinets ............
Intonation is just one thing that a $200 clarinet does badly.
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