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Re: Festival vs. R13

Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2009-04-29 02:22

Well I think the only difference between the Festival and R-13 Prestige is the placement of the register tube which is 2 mm higher on the Festival. That's why I don't understand why the retail price for the R-13 Prestige is so much higher than the Festival in USA. I've played both and for me the Festival has deeper and more powerful sound specially the low notes. It has also a little bit less resistance. For me I can get the same result with the Festival as on the R-13 as I can change the resistance feel with my setup within a larger scale. I like to have the resistance in my setup not in the clarinet. I've not tried many R-13 or Festivals but the resistance feel on my Festival Bb is more even across the register than on my R-13 Prestige Bb and A. Specially the A clarinet has some uneven resistance feel high up which can be a little annoying like now when I'm learning the Nielsen concerto.

If you contact Walter please ask him why the retail price for R-13 Prestige is higher than the Festival but is the same for example in UK.

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