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Re: R13 Prestige or Festival

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2013-02-05 21:02

You can do some searching on the board for when the Festivals were announced. The thinking behind the festival was to create a clarinet that was an "all-around". Not a clarinet focused on classical, or jazz, or contemporary, or whatever. If I remember correctly, it was designed by a few clarinetists who taught at universities who wanted a clarinet that could cover a wide range of styles.

As far as dimensions, once again search, but I remember the biggest thing they changed was moving the register tube slightly closer to the top of the clarinet trying to get a clearer throat Bb.

FWIW, I've played plenty maybe about ten prestiges and abou the same amount of festivals, and I prefer the festival by a long shot. Something about the prestige design, the thumb F and thumb/forefinger E are always flat for me. The Festival tends to be a little more freeblowing and plays great. My "ideal" would be a greenline festival with an upgraded wooden barrel for indoor, and the festival barrel for outdoor.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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