Author: tylerleecutts
Date: 2014-12-15 09:06
After my second pairs of ears (friends and recording) a revised standing had been created:
1. Rovner Mark III
1.5 Bonade
2. BG Trad.
3. Versa X
4. Selmer
The Bonade and Rovner were so close. As the Mark III I have is breaking in, the preliminary tests weren't at all completely accurate. They both play great, but I believe the Rovner balances out the overtones quite nicely. The Bonade would work better in a dry acoustic, where I needed a bit more highs. Some of my friends honestly couldn't tell a difference, except that the Rovner sounded slightly louder.
Note: the Mark III is made out of a fabric much denser than the Dark or Light, and is much more resonant because of it. Also, the stiched-in rails act as a cradle, which send the vibrations all the way down the reed. The main thing I think suffered in the Bonade was that each reed was being held differently. If I could tweak it to get the rails to have a better contour, it may improve it.
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