Author: seabreeze
Date: 2017-08-01 21:45
To find out the "nuts and bolts" physical reasons why the R13 has a deeper sound, you would have to talk to the right designers, acousticians, and techs for info on tone hole placement and undercutting, bore taper and polishing and more. It is easier to understand, however, that Buffet intentionally designed the E11 to be easier to play by intermediate and advancing players, and the R13 is deliberately made for professionals or advanced students who need an instrument that will project well in an orchestra. The added depth you hear is the main reason for the long success of the R13 (and its big brother the Prestige R13) in American symphony orchestras. The depth and the ring tone (along with excellent responsiveness) in the R13 are the characteristics that swayed American players to switch in the late 1950s and early 1960s from Selmer to Buffet (even if they had to have Hans Moening tweak the Buffets to play well). Arguably, Selmer instruments always were rounder and warmer sounding than Buffets. But in an orchestra, round and warm sounds may not reach the back wall the way deep and resonant ones do.
Post Edited (2017-08-02 06:16)
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