Author: Mags1957
Date: 2006-11-23 16:39
David Peacham wrote:
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> That is not what TR's own site (http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/prep.html) says.
He finishes the instruments himself. He doesn't make them. I'd guess they are made in a low-cost country - China maybe.<
I stand corrected, I mispoke. I meant to say that Tom finishes and play-tests all the clarinets himself- that he has no assistants. Personally, I don't care who ours the rubber into the molds, it's what happens in the finishing process that is all important. Take a typical R-13 right out of the box from WWBW (or guitar center <ugh> ), take that same horn to Brannen, and try it again. Different sound and feel completely. I just thing it's a HUGE benefit to have your horn personally finished by one of the biggies, be it Brannen, Backun, or Ridenour.
I feel the sound benefits of hard rubber are already agreed upon. We all know that the mouthpiece makes the most difference in your sound - more so than the rest of the clarinet. We make mouthpieces out of hard rubber, not wood (I know there are some wood and glass mouthpieces out there). If a wood mouthpiece gave a better sound than hard rubber, we'd all be playing wood, even if you had to replace the mouthpiece every few years.
Anyway, I'll have my horn in a few days for a play test - I'll report then. I have no interest in the Ridenour clarinet per se, just think it's funny how some people want to bash it (or praise it) without hearing/playing it. I think the concept is sound, and I believe Tom is genuine when he expresses how much he likes his new horns. When the clarinet arrives, I will test it and review it on it's merits as an instrument, not on hype or pre-conceived ideas.
<edited for spelling>
Post Edited (2006-11-23 16:50)
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