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Re: Why did Howarth discontinue their clarinet line-if they did?

Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2017-03-15 21:36

John,

What I found, and in a way expected to find, was that the instruments became a little more 'German' in sound. To me that means: more contained, more centred, less bright but without losing ring and resonance. I play quite a lot on German-style instruments (Ottensteiner copies, for example) and I notice a lack of their qualities in the unmodified Howarths that is partly addressed (for me) by the small modification I suggested.

On a German clarinet, you can play ONE ISOLATED NOTE and have it be meaningful without trying very hard – in the Wesendonck Lieder, for example. On a French instrument, I find to do that requires much more work.

Jon Steward at one time told me that he had a plan for Howarth to make some sort of German style instrument; but that never came to fruition.

I know that we have differed in the past about our clarinet ideals – you being a great fan of Bernard Walton's playing, for example. So perhaps it's just that you're not looking for what I'm looking for:-)

(Did you investigate the Edinburgh situation we talked about, by the way? That obviously to be addressed in private email.)

Tony

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