Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2018-02-19 15:06
Let me start of with stating that I now believe these materials can make a wonderful sounding instrument. When I was lend a Vito "Resotone" Alto, I really liked the sound, despite all its flaws, and a wooden Selmer counterpart I'm now allowed to play on isn't *that* much better, though the responsiveness and eveness of the scale are in a different league (apart from other improvements, of course), but one can cleary tell that a well-made "plastic" instrument could have tons of potential - only to this day, I've heard of no such instrument, except for Ridenour, though his clarinets don't sport forged keys and such either.
But what's the difference between ABS and Ebonite? Is one better than the other? Are there any particular reason as to why Ridenour offers Ebonite sopranos and basses, but Backun and now Kessler opt for ABS?
Can there be any differences in terms of intonation and responesiveness?
Theoretically, I believe Ridenour's claims that Ebonite is makes for a more accustically accurate instrument - wouldn't this be the case with ABS even more??
Best regards
Christian
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