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Re: Ridenour Lyrique Clarinets?

Author: TomS
Date: 2015-05-06 03:57

The Lyrique Libertas has good center and growl in the lower register, but perhaps not as much as some other designs ... I think some of the sonority was forfeited in exchange for much better tuning, (e.g. the low F is not flat, at all).

Hard rubber is less dense and lighter than Blackwood, and this partially accounts for the warmer sound with less edge. A heavy wooden bell might add some additional center and ring to the low register. Remember that the Ridenour bells are carefully designed to match the overall acoustics, so beware if you purchase a Backun (or any other) bell. I think it's crazy that a bell costs 70% the price of a RCP-576bc!

My "pinch B-flat" is less fuzzy on my Lyrique clarinets than any other clarinets I own or have played. On any note lasting over 1/2 second, I use resonance fingerings anyway ... you must have a mis-adjustment or some crud in a tone hole ...

The Lyrique Libertas has locked key posts, so any turning and binding is eliminated in this design.

You will notice that some current student to semi-pro clarinets produced in wood, have no locked key posts! I guess if the posts are threaded and have a drop of Locktite applied, they should stay in place ... but that's a cheap way to go.

Tom

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