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Re: Why is the low F flat?

Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2006-12-12 05:03

skygardener wrote:

>> To Sherman- the Ridenour clarinets have a good low end. As Mr. Pay raised the question- Are there any other notes that are now really bad??>>

Well, to clarify -- Mr Pay didn't say that any other notes would be 'really bad'.

It depends on where you like your problems -- including whether or not you are sensitive to them AS problems. Some people prefer an instrument that responds pretty equally over the whole range, but that feels rather characterless and bland. I've certainly played instruments of that nature.

From time to time, I've also encountered 'idiosyncrasies' that I felt were worth living with for the sake of other qualities of the instruments involved.

With regard to Ridenour's clarinets, since I've never played them, I don't know whether I would feel that they lacked character to the extent that I didn't want to have to compensate for that problem. (Notice that a player COMPENSATES for the deficiencies of an instrument -- it's what being a serious performer is all about.)

However, what I said in my previous post is just something that has to be true to some extent, for the reasons I gave. You can't 'have it all' in an instrument, rave reviews in this Forum notwithstanding.

Tony

Post Edited (2006-12-12 05:28)

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