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Author: Willi111
Date: 2008-12-04 23:18
is it possible to use an overhauled Vito 7166 (35 years old) in an amateur-orchestra or to make music with piano??
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2008-12-04 23:23
Yes, why not?
(I play a Bundy bass in a church concert, so....)
--
Ben
Post Edited (2008-12-04 23:24)
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Author: chris moffatt
Date: 2008-12-04 23:25
yes. This was (is still) a student/intermediate horn. If it has no leaks, broken or missing parts it should be fine unless you are with a particularly snobby bunch of amateurs. Remember "it ain't the wand, it's the wizard"
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Author: pewd
Date: 2008-12-05 02:09
depends - how good is the orchestra
more importantly, how good are you?
if'n is sounds good - have at it
interesting parallel thread, 'what is a good sound'
i'd say a good sound is one that isn't bad...
vitos are underrated. slap a really good mouthpiece on one, and if its been overhauled properly, you'll be suprised at how good a sound you can get.
tis not the same as a R13, or a pro Yamaha or Selmer, but they're not bad, not bad at all.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: huff n' puff
Date: 2008-12-05 10:26
Hi,
good to hear others happy with their plastic clarinets........ I have been playing a B12 for years, and since making a few adjustments to the tuning of it, it is now a new instrument....... I can see no reason to think of changing- it plays in tune throughout as much of it's range as I need,- it doesn't give any trouble,- I have been complimented on my "woody" tone- that's a laugh, as I was even using my favourite Legere (plastic)reed at the time.
There is no room for snobbery here, as Chris says.
Bash on regardless............. H&P
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Author: BobD
Date: 2008-12-05 12:14
Yes, of course. But....could you post a photo of a 7166 since I'm unfamiliar with it.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2008-12-05 13:53
I'm in the Duke Ellington camp: "If it sounds good, it is good." And, if the conductor asks whether you play a professional-level clarinet, then the mere fact that s/he has to ask (even though you're playing a clarinet with an unusually obvious, prominent, recognizable manufacturer's logo...) makes it perfectly safe for you to look scandalized and say, "Of course it is!" ;-)
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
To hear the audio, click on the "Scorch Plug-In" box above the score.
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Author: William
Date: 2008-12-05 15:12
Charles Bay, the famous mouthpiece maker and also excellant bass clarinetist, said in a Mid-West Clinic (Chicago, USA) presentation, that a well adjusted plastic bass clarinet can "sound just as good" as the best professional wood clarinet. And as one who upgraded a few years ago to a pro level bass clarinet from a Bundy Resonite, I totally agree. The sound really didn't improve--it was more a case of easier to play, especially the upper registers. In fact, I've been wondering for years why Selmer never developed the excellant Bundy bass clarinet into a low C model with a double (or triple) octave mechanizm. However, maybe now with the state of the ecomony and the "big four" auto dealers promising to downsize their gas guzzling mega cars, may Selmer, Buffet & Yamaha might take the hint.....$$$$$$.
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Author: NBeaty
Date: 2008-12-05 23:46
A year or so ago, I played the Rite of Spring on a plastic Vito bass clarinet. The sound was definitely not as satisfying as a nice Buffet or Selmer wood bass, but it definitely sounded stravinsky enough!
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Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2008-12-06 01:26
I completely agree that if you're happy with the sound and love it, there's no tuning problems and other people like the sound, why would you need a "better" one? I'm a perfect example of this- I play a pre-1940 Conn, which is ugly, and tarnished beyond belief, and a lot of people scoff when they see it, but I am absolutely in love with the tone and the response, etc, etc, so why would I want another one?
If the instrument you're playing sounds fine, then what difference does it make?
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