Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2019-03-18 02:18
Whereas The Elite developed initially as an evolution of the B&H 1010 there is no relationship at all between the Eaton International model and the B&H 926 based models excepting that the physical keywork is styled and built on old B&H factory jigs.
The International was derived from the idea to provide a model that recreates the sound as nearly as possible of the large bore Elite but that worked well with the standard French bore mouthpieces that a great majority of clarinetists use.
The bore of the International at 14.8 mm is considerably smaller than 926 models which are 15.0 mm
The tone hole sizes and positioning is unique to the International which also has undercutting. There was rarely any undercutting on the 926 models, and in all the professional level 926s I measured, if undercutting ever occurred, it was only on one or two holes.
The 926 based models had strictly parallel bores, no top end cones at all, and strictly should be played with a specific 926 bore mouthpiece, although generally one could get away with a French bore one.
So it should be no surprise that the Internationals feel and sound quite different to the B&H 926s.
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