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Re: D clarinet barrels-Same as Eb barrels??

Author: HANGARDUDE
Date: 2021-05-03 04:47

Simon,
Excuse me for my choice of words here, I was simply referring to the D clarinet's noticeable scarcity compared to most other members of the clarinet family both in terms of of key pitches & sizes(except even rarer ones like the piccolo Ab/G clarinets, A bass, etc.). And it's CRAZY hard to find either a brand-new or 2nd hand D clarinet in most places unless you're in Central Europe(or maybe the UK). I've yet to encounter a D clarinet in person within Australasia(having lived in both Hong Kong & Australia myself for many years).

That said, good to know what the dimensions are on the RC D clarinet, I assume you're referring to the stock barrels of both? Also were you actually referring to the RC Prestige D(which they only make these days) rather than a(now discontinued like its R13 counterpart) standard 'vanilla' RC D?

To end this post on a slightly digressing note: It appears that Montreal is a hub for some uncommon clarinet types. Apart from the 3 D clarinets that you've mentioned there's also a now-discontinued Buffet Bb basset clarinet(courtesy of André Moisan whom I did an online masterclass with a few weeks ago)!

Josh

Post Edited (2024-02-26 09:16)

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