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Author: darby
Date: 2001-06-03 22:13
Dee, Darby here,
I didn't know if you'd check my previous post or not. What ARE the advantages and disadvantages of big bore clarinets? Do you need different mouthpieces, reeds, etc.? Thank you,
Darby
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-06-04 02:12
Big bore clarinets tend to have a slightly different sound preferred by some. It is a bigger, fuller, bolder type of sound. They have the drawback of not being as well in tune with themselves throughout all their range so the player must work harder to play in tune.
As with any clarinet, you have to try mouthpieces to see what works for the combination of you and your clarinet. From what I have read, it is usually best to use a mouthpiece that is designed for these clarinets as it will help the tuning but it is not absolutely essential. It just makes life easier.
No special reeds are required.
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Author: graham
Date: 2001-06-04 12:45
1010s must be played with the parallel bore mouthpiece of the width designed for them. Conical mouthpieces throw them out of tune. The 926 (of which the Emperor and Edgeware were down market versions) does not have than limitation but should ideally be played on an appropriate bore mouthpiece. Beware in particular Emperors from the 1970s as these were tuned sharp and are often crazily out of tune.
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Author: Bill Fogle
Date: 2001-06-04 13:50
This weekend I played my R-13 and my 1938 Buffet side-by-side. For me, the R-13 is significantly brassier, louder, with tones generally more defined and signifcantly more filled-out in the low fundamental register. The older instrument is significantly mellower, easier to shade down to ppp, and (sorry!) much "prettier."
I prefer to older clarinet, if I had to choose.
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Author: graham
Date: 2001-06-04 17:22
Old 1930s 1010s were much lighter in sound than 1960s/70s versions, and the 1950s versions had a tighter sound. Why that is I do not know, but I have done the comparisons. I also prefer the earlier lighter sounding clarinets and do almost all my playing on medium bore Martels of c. 1910.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-06-04 18:08
It's a decision as to whether or not to spend time with more difficult intonation problems with the larger bore instrument, or more time trying to get a bigger and darker sound from a smaller bore clarinet. You'll have to work just about as hard to be really good at it regardless of the choice of instrument.
A good mouthpiece from someone like Sneezy supporter Greg Smith could help a lot. You could e him directly concerning your instrument and his recommendation of mouthpiece. He's easy to get in touch with and very responsive to questions. Also, you'll know you have the "right" thing when you get it.
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