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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-12-19 18:50
I'm wondering if anyone has tried the fairly new model Patricola CL.2 Virtuoso. It looks like a very well made instrument. I owned a Patricola C clarinet a few years ago (and sold it in a money pinch) and it was a little beauty with a very, very nice tone.
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Author: saxlite
Date: 2006-12-20 14:54
I purchased a new Patricola eefer from Muncy Winds- it's a little beauty- very nicely finished and has an articulated G# and auxiliary left-hand Eb. Plays well (as best I can play it)-sounds as good as my teacher's far more expensive Buffet when he plays it. I ordered two extra barrels of sizes to my specifications directly from Patricola- they sent them within a week and at a fair price as well! Fantastic service! Highly recommended!
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-12-20 18:06
I agree that these are often overlooked, but my experience was positive as well. They are less pricey than Buffet R-13s, and I found the sound to be almost identical.
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2006-12-20 18:30
Patricola suffers not from a lack of quality (the one that I've held in my hands was a very fine piece of work indeed) but rather from lack of exposure.
In that, they join Buffet saxophones, Couf saxophones, full Boehm clarinets and A bass clarinets - it's hard to have an opinion about something if you never get to see it in the first place.
With the size of the Boehm market, I am surprised that there are not more makers along the lines of a Ubel or (insert name of German clarinet craftsperson here), turning out custom clarinets from scratch for the discriminating and discerning player.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-12-20 18:37
I agree, Terry. The lack of brand recognition for the Patricola clarinet is sadly obvious. I was quite impressed with the quality of workmanship in the C (Grenadilla wood version) that I owned. I think a bboarder bought the C, but I don't remember. Anyway, the new owner was very, very pleased with it.
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Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2006-12-22 00:25
Brenda,
I have a Patricola C clarinet that I purchased from Lisa in 2002 when she was with IMS. She play-tested all of the C clarinets in her shop and picked out this one for me...taking into account the things I asked her to look for. It has a beautiful, sweet sound and good intonation.
One thing that bothered me at times is I'd hear a touch of buzz with middle C#-C-B. My repair tech checked it out several times and couldn't find anything mechanically wrong. Then, a couple of months ago I changed mouthpieces -- from a Morgan RM10 to a RM15. Lo and behold, the buzz immediately disappeared with the RM15. Go figure!
This is definitely a quality instrument.
Roger
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Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 2006-12-22 05:15
I love my Patricola C (grenadilla), it's the clarinet I play 99% of the time, but I find myself bringing it into my tech at least 2x a year for adjustments, and I don't play every day. It's either pads (and by now, he's replaced most of them with cork), or a rod or key out of alignment. I have no real experience with other horns (in C or otherwise), so I don't know if this is a normal experience or not.
Steve Epstein
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-12-22 15:54
Lisa also picked my Patricola C. I had her to compare it to a Buffet Prestige C that she had in stock at her store and she said the Patricola had just as good a tone and was much less expensive. She suggested a Chadash barrel with it, so I had her send it out with the clarinet. It made a huge difference in the tone and intonation over the break, so I kept the barrel as well. I didn't even know anyone made barrels for C clarinets.
Steve, I guess I didn't keep mine long enough to have any problems with it, so I can't say about adjustments.
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