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Re: New contrabass clarinet

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-08-18 08:48

"I own (besides the 'normal' wooden Bb and A (RC)) a Prestige Bass, and I know someone playing a plastic Yamaha bass. It could be that the problem lies with the guy playing the plastic, but whenever I here him play a note, I'm really convinced that I invested in the best piece of wood one can affort"

You can't make a comparison between plastic and wood, when there are so many phisical and psychological differences between those clarinets (and played by different players!).

The reason that the plastic Yamaha is not as good as the top model Buffet is because the Buffet have a lot more invested in it (I'm guessing both work and research). It has probably better acoustic design, better attention to details, and better build quality. Plus the comparison is between two different players who probably use different mouthpieces and reeds, which make even a bigger difference than different clarinets.

As far as I know there is no plastic/non-wood bass clarinet being made at the highest level, so it is impossible to make a reliable comparison of different materials with bass clarinets. Just the huge difference in sound between the top Buffet and Selmer bass clarinets, both made from wood, is enough to see it would be impossible to compare the different materials as long as there are design differences, which make a huge difference in comparison.

By now I am convinced the only way to prove something like this is to isolate it from any other changes (both phisical and psychological). This can only be done by scientific experiments or blindfold tests.

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