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Author: Kathy
Date: 2000-05-07 22:28
I'm trying some different barrels on my Leblanc Bb clarinet.
What are some of the advantages of the rosewood barrel with
a Pyne mouthpiece?
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Author: steve
Date: 2000-05-08 14:59
mark is right...rosewood is stunning....
if I'm not mistaken though, Kalmen opperman makes special rosewood barrells and matches them to his specially faced mp...stoltzman uses one....leblanc makes a rosewood clarinet, and when moales endorsed it he said it sounded different...rossi makes horns out of several woods....this opens a whole barrel of controversy about materials and tone, though most folks agree a cardboard clarinet doesn't make it...
I think the barrel bore taper is more important than the materials...
s.
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Author: paul
Date: 2000-05-10 18:32
Both of the posters above may be correct in saying that the material makes no significant difference, but would it ever look absolutely gorgeous!!
Every time I see the picture of the Rossi in all rosewood in the WW/BW catalog, I have a huge smile on my face. Wow! My wife thinks I'm looking at a magazine centerfold picture. I sure am, but not THAT kind of picture. This is a picture that only a clarinetist can understand. Ditto for seeing a brand new fire engine red Ferrari sports car for an auto mechanic, or the Golden Gate Bridge for a civil engineer.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-05-10 21:00
In the case of barrels I would be very hesitant to say that the material makes no difference, but in any case the rosewood and cocobolo barrels are gorgeous.
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