Author: fskelley
Date: 2017-03-28 08:04
The seller had it mislabeled as a "B145", but I was able to correctly identify it. And, as I expected, it included a B45 mouthpiece. $223 with shipping. Case was damaged, no problem- I have a better one, pictured, ready and waiting. It had rattled around loose in that case and a couple of trill keys were bent, I think I got them back in good shape. Pads seal great. I adjusted the handy screw on the RH F/C. Polished a couple of tarnished keys (standard bright nickel plating except posts are black chrome), looks almost new. It did seem a bit neglected, after I played for a while my white swab came out orange, yuck. But it cleaned up well.
And I am very happy how it plays. A nice companion and backup for my Arioso = 576BC. I would call the intonation comparable- better in chalumeau and clarion (with my current HS** mp), not as good in altissimo- but that's with 1 day of play, I'm sure I'll get adjusted, even as I alternate between these horns. I have no opinion yet about tone quality- I suspect I sound like me on either clarinet.
(2nd day of play update- pulling the middle joint helped the sharp altissimo, now tuning is pretty decent throughout. Had to shim the bridge key for reliable forked Bb/Eb. Cleaned a couple of sticky pads with rubbing alcohol. All normal for a clarinet rode hard, put up wet, and left unplayed for years.)
It seemed lighter, so I weighed it. 1.4 lb without mp, vs 1.58 lb for my hard rubber Arioso. This Bliss is some kind of fancy plastic.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
Post Edited (2017-03-30 03:18)
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