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E13 help

Author: thomas
Date: 2001-07-18 18:49

Hello together,
I need some advice from you all. I play Oehler clarinet (in Germany) and for 2 years I am playing Boehm system . On both clarinets I have mps with Zinner blank, the same (german, Viotto G3) facing and the same reeds (Vandoren White Master 3). My Boehm clarinet is a Buffet E13. It has a nice sound (of course totally different from my Oehler). I have the following problem: it starts with c2 and gets worse every tone to c3 (and more): If I play piano or pianissimo then my E13 in this register looses the volume and the sound quality, its body ( in contrast to my Oehler). The sound is then very thin. If i play fortissimo the sound tends to be metallic and shrill . This does not happen with my Oehler clarinet. I suppose this comes from the difference in the resistance. My Oehler has a lot of resistance in contrast to the E13 which has very low resistance ( but therefore is much more flexible for tone variations. Is it possible to overcome this problem by changing the barrel , or have I to buy a professional clarinet ? Or has for example a Festival the same problems ? Is this inherent to Boehm Instruments? If not Which barrel, which clarinet, sound like my Buffet, without these problems. Please give me some experiences and advice ( Boehm clarinets are not very common in Germany , the dealers have no stocks of them).
Thank you in advance!

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