 The Clarinet BBoard
|
Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2020-09-19 05:08
Normally I have a healthy suspicion of new products that claim they will improve my tone or response. So I tried with some trepidation the Corbin bass clarinet resonator.
Basically it is a cylinder of granadilla wood that fits midway on the neck joint of the bass clarinet. On my horn it does the most good right at the tuning slide area so you have to take your neck joint apart in order to insert the resonator.
As I said I was skeptical, but the difference is quite astounding. Position on the neck appeared to make a difference. The greatest change in sound was when I positioned it as described in the last paragraph. Moving it away from that greatly lessened the effect. Three things were improved by the resonator. 1) The sound was bigger, although I could still get ppp in the full range of the instrument. 2) The connection between the octaves and overall response of the horn was much better. 3) The altissimo notes were much less thin and the range was extended by a couple notes.
I'll be interested to hear from others that have tried it.
Eefer guy
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Djudy
Date: 2020-09-20 00:24
Very interesting ! Is it possible to see a photo of the resonator on the instrument ? Thanks
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: el gitano
Date: 2020-09-20 16:10
look here
https://www.corbinclarinetproducts.com/store/p17/bassclarinetresonator.html#/
Claus
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2020-09-21 22:11
When I bought mine there were two in stock. I'm sure they can make more.
Eefer guy
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2020-09-24 04:27
Don't judge it yourself, instead ask your audience if THEY hear a difference. Humans have an amazing capacity for self-delusion, especially when they've spent money on a product.
Post Edited (2020-09-24 05:15)
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Mojo
Date: 2020-09-24 18:38
I think with a lot of these gizmos that you could just duct tape a rock on your instrument and feel a similar difference. Sax high mass screws, LefreQue, flute head joint crowns. I think Cannonball used to sell Sax necks with stones mounted on them.
MojoMP.com
Mojo Mouthpiece Work LLC
MojoMouthpieceWork@yahoo.com
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2020-09-24 19:28
The danger with these add-on weights, of course, is that if the audience is revolted by your performance and throws you into the water with your instrument, you will sink faster and die more quickly.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2020-09-24 20:33
$200 seems like such a high price though. Is it not merely a simple hollow cylinder made of wood?
-JDbassplayer
Post Edited (2021-12-07 17:20)
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
 |
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
