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Re: Kessler Custom Low C Bass Clarinet

Author: Gary Van Cott
Date: 2009-03-03 23:10

Last Saturday I went into to Kessler's and tried the Kessler Low C bass clarinet. I own a bass clarinet mouthpiece but not a bass clarinet.

I had recently spent some time playing a friends low C Buffet (nice) and trying to play an older Selmer low E-flat.

The Kessler has a true double register key and played well right out of the case. I thought the low end of the clarion which seems to be the problem area for many bass clarinets was very good.

Chuck (Kessler) has a Selmer low C I wanted to try too, but bass clarinets don't like Las Vegas weather very much and all the keys on the lower end of the horn were binding and he said it would take 2 hours to adjust it and didn't have the time.

I thought the intonation was fair and with the right reed and mouthpiece would probably be better. I tried it with my Vandoren B-40 and the mouthpiece he had on the instrument (which included a fibracell reed). With my mouthpiece, I felt like it wanted a slightly softer reed than anything I had (2 1/2). The intonation was probably best with my mouthpiece and the fibracell reed, but I also got that "whine" sound occasionally and don't care for it at all.

The low C was in tune but of the two notes above it one was flat and the other sharp. The thumb mechanism for the extended notes does not win any awards but it does work.

I tried a Chinese low C bass clarinet at NAMM a few years ago and this instrument was much better.

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