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Vandoren Black Diamond 13-Series

Author: Morrigan
Date: 2016-02-10 19:34

Hi all,

I tried my teacher's Black Diamond on his recommendation of them (he's playing on one full-time) and he said the sound I was making on it was great. I went to Howarths in London, tried a few, picked one out, despite me feeling that it's quite a buzzy, fluffy sound.

So a couple of hours later I tried it out in an orchestra rehearsal in a moderately sized concert hall and I couldn't believe the sound it made! Somehow it seems to be bright and dark at the same time, a quality I really like. It had great projection and seemed to allow for heaps of control with not only dynamics but timbre as well.

The two issues I have are primarily that it is FLAT! Flat to the point where both instruments are pushed all the way in, and I have to make an effort to keep the pitch up. It's much worse on the A and manageable on the Bb. Has anyone else had this? I also play on a B40 13 which has fantastic pitch.

The second is that in a practice room, and in less-than-ideal acoustics, I hate the sound. It's all fluff and fuzz. BUT I can't help but think, does it matter how I sound close up? How satisfied will I be not liking my sound, but knowing that it sounds better from a distance?

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