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Re: Grenadilla vs cocobolo

Author: lisseyjj
Date: 2017-07-15 21:55

I have briefly tried out both a Backun grenadilla and cocobolo instrument. I tried a Protege with silver keys go there and a MoBa with gold keys in Cocobolo. Unfortunately, I couldn't compare the sound of the Protege in the different woods and the MoBa in different woods.
The grenadilla has a very powerful sound, with a large projection. The cocobolo has a very, very warm tone. When I played the MoBa there was a LOT of resistance even with the same, usually free-blowing mouthpiece, but was fine on the grenadilla Protege. This could be down to differences in the bore and barrel etc. of the MoBa, being a professional instrument. The sound I made from it was very blowy and fuzzy.
I only played a few bars with the MoBa cocobolo because I knew it was well out of my price range and I already found an instrument I was happy with when I was trying clarinets. I would love to have the opportunity to play around with a cocobolo instrument more, but I don't think my parents would agree considering how they just bought my new one for me.

So to summarise,
Grenadilla has a brighter and more powerful, projective tone.
Cocobolo has a warmer, more subtle tone.

If you have the ability to try two of the same instrument in different woods side-by-side, I would definitely give it a go. Maybe have a second pair of ears in the room too so you can have another opinion on the tone qualities.

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