Author: EricBlack
Date: 2023-04-18 17:18
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Just saw the video this morning. Was the sound significantly different than clarinets made from traditional materials in person as well? From the video they sounded pretty different at least for me
Hey Pokenerd, I found that the instruments definitely had their own distinct sound concept, but I wouldn't say that they were outside the realm of normalcy compared to clarinets made from traditional materials. I like Maestro_6's description, they are instruments designed to have a nice amount of cover and the Blackwood definitely feels closest to home. I think the difference in sound between the Blackwood and Mahogany was even more striking in person (and I thought it was pretty striking in the recording.) I was really excited to discover that the 3D Mahogany material could produce such a different result. While it may not be an instrument that you would want to use in every situation, having that option for an instrument with a sound quality that naturally leans towards being slightly more diffuse, softer and warmer in general is really cool at that price point.
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If Eric had played his Tosca and then the two versions of the printed clarinet one after the other, you could make some assessment of sound differential within the context of the video's sound (obvious addition of reverb to the recorded sound). However since we only have the Pereira played on the video, a true comparison with anything else is not possible.
Sorry about this Paul. I've gone back and forth on this a bit, but I've mostly settled on trying to avoid doing direct playing comparisons when doing reviews of individual products. On one hand the inclusion of a comparison to my standard (mouthpiece, instrument, etc.) equipment is definitely helpful for the audience, as it gives added context to the product I'm trying. However, it's essentially a comparison that will always be skewed towards whatever I am most comfortable with. I've noticed this when watching other reviewers try new products as well. For the most part, people sound better on the equipment that they have put the most time on. And in some of those cases, perhaps what they put the most time on actually is a better product, however I'm just not sure it's fair to directly compare a product I have spent a dozen or so hours with, to something I have spent 1000's of hours playing on. As a result I try to go into each review with an open mind and judge the product on its own merits. Hopefully the videos are still helpful for getting an idea of what something sounds like and in some of my more detailed reviews, plays like.
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So a "copy" of an existing clarinet (the Selmer Signature in this case) may ultimately not be where this technology ends up and nor should it be.
I just wanted to quickly clear this up in case I caused a misconception with my video. From what I understand, the instrument is closer to a cross between an R-13 and Selmer Signature from a design standpoint. Ryan liked certain aspects and elements of both instruments (and the Yamaha CSG in the case of the 3rd Finger LH Raised Chimney) and wanted to make something that met in the middle; he wasn't attempting to produce a copy of either instrument.
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