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Author: Firebird
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00
I'm just curious, and this might sound stupid, but yes I've 2 questions;
1. Is it preferable to have a more resistant setup? If so
2. Should the resistance be at the mouthpiece and reed or in the instrument as a whole?
Personally, I prefer resistance to be in the instrument although I use a resistant setup ie. mouthpiece and reed as well.
Chan
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2007-12-18 00:36
Well I changed from Buffet Bb R-13 Prestige to Festival 2 1/2 year ago and it was because it had bigger sound and was more freeblowing. I like more since you maybe buy a clarinet every 5-10 or even more years to vary the resistance with the mouthpiece/reed/ligature/barrel setup. After I bought the Bb Festival the A R-13 Prestige clarinet felt a bit more resistance(It always did when I played the Bb R-13 Prestige) so I tried couple of the Chadash barrel and now the resistance and color are close to be very similar. So then I bought a Zinner Grenadilla and Cocobolo barrels for the Bb Festival and now I'm very satisfied.
Just so it's clear then big sound and less resistance don't go necesarily together and my R-13 A clarinet has bit big and open sound much more than my old R-13 Bb but always had a bit more resistance so now these two instruments(Bb Festival and A R-13 Prestige) are fairly close. At least I don't feel that I'm playing two different models. I did try when I selected my Festival both R-13 Prestige and RC Prestige and I didn't felt any difference and the Tosca(they say that it's designed from the Festival) felt more close to the RC and R-13 than Festival. But I think it's all matter of the particular clarinet not so much the model.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2007-12-18 02:40
From my personal experience (and this is HEAVILY influenced by personal preference and how I play), I like how resistance can help even out notes. Meaning I don't have to worry about notes really POPPING out much louder than intended. However I feel that I get a little less flexibility in my tones (between fff and ppp) with a resistant setup.
I ended up pairing a slightly resistant mouthpiece with a fairly free-blowing clarinet. Worked for me.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Firebird
Date: 2007-12-18 11:04
Speaking of the Buffet Tosca, I have tried a couple but I felt that it was too free blowing even with a rather resistant setup. Same goes for the Festival A.
Chan
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Author: BobD
Date: 2007-12-20 15:56
My resistance is mainly in my inclination to practice.
Bob Draznik
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2007-12-20 22:40
resistance should be in the mouthpiece and not the clarinet. I used to own a leblanc symphonie clarinet and it was not easy to attain the dynamics or play with confidence.
mouthpiece not the clarinet.
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2007-12-20 23:50
"resistance should be in the mouthpiece and not the clarinet. I used to own a leblanc symphonie clarinet and it was not easy to attain the dynamics or play with confidence.
mouthpiece not the clarinet."
That is a laughably simplistic response. I know a number of major players who have diametrically opposed preferences in this regard.
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Author: grifffinity
Date: 2007-12-21 03:58
Quote:
That is a laughably simplistic response. I know a number of major players who have diametrically opposed preferences in this regard.
Again - its another, "Whatever works for you" scenario.
Indeed, I prefer more resistance in the horn rather than the mouthpiece/reed combo. I find too much resistance in a mouthpiece usually equals reed "unfriendly" in that any tiny change in the reed greatly affects the playability of the setup. Of course, I like an even horn that doesn't blow like it has a sock stuffed in the bell. I owned an A clarinet like that once...it was a beast to play.
Post Edited (2007-12-21 04:03)
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