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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2016-12-23 16:28
I know someone who is considering taking R13 Bb and converting them to plateau clarinets and selling them. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2016-12-23 19:41
IMHO way too much work for way too little return. Vito/Normandy/Noblet plateau clarinets come up for sale occasionally; with some work on improving their venting (by increasing the opening heights of the upper and lower stacks) they can be decent players.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2016-12-24 00:44
As David says it would be a significant amount of work.
But on top of that there may be acoustic repercussions as the tone hole dimensions of a factory made plateau clarinet, and especially that of the thumbhole, would most probably be subtly different to the standard keywork model. So just tacking plateau kework onto a standard R13 is likely to be unsatisfactory to both tone and intonation.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-12-24 01:06
I was asked just the other week how much I'd charge to convert a Leblanc Sonata to plateaux keywork - difficult to estimate to be honest.
Would be easier transplanting the keywork from a written off Vito, Noblet or Leblanc LL onto one and copying the tonehole sizes.
One way to preserve the tuning is to cut the tonehole chimneys to form a bedplace but preserve their heights (the LH3 tonehole will probably need an insert), but that will make the keywork sit fairly high or fit really thin cork pads (like a cor anglais LH1 split top plate), all of which may not be too comfortable for some players.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2016-12-24 01:06)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2016-12-24 22:02
I'm not sure how much of a market there is for R13 plateaus. That person (IMO) would be better off converting student or high intermediate clarinets to plateu (specifically non-wooden) and marketing them towards marching band students (so they can wear gloves in the winter), and to pit band workers who are primarily sax players and get frustrated with non-plateau keys. The non-wooden clarinets would be great for the pit band climate and A/C.
Alexi
Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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