Author: TomS
Date: 2017-09-01 23:41
Yeah ... true ... give the Ridenour clarinets a couple of weeks and it's hard to go back to something else! ... I rotate various designs just because I can, and it's fun ... But I'd be surprised if the 450 is really MUCH worse, tuning wise, than the 576BC ... I like the higher tuning and more compact blowing of the Yamaha 650 and especially the Buffet R13 in the altissimo range, and that's why I often play them in concert bands, to dance around in the stratosphere ... my two Ridenour instruments play slightly flat above high D for my MP, reed and voicing. I will admit the the Ridenour clarinets have a MUCH nicer sound for high notes, warm and round. I guess you can't have everything ...
However, I have a tryout coming, and I may elect to play my Lyrique Libertas, due to the warmth, response and outstanding smoothness of response and there is not a great deal of altissimo playing for the audition material ...
For MP, I like the Reserve X0 and Pilgerstorfer Dolce reeds, #3.5 ... easy blowing.
Tom
Post Edited (2017-09-01 23:46)
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