Author: Liquorice
Date: 2023-12-21 12:59
The extra weight and mechanics are both factors which would discourage using a basset clarinet for all A clarinet repertoire. These are possibly also part of the reason why the instrument never really caught on after Stadler.
Tone and intonation have also been mentioned. In my opinion this has more to do with modern basset clarinets which are not very well designed. Buffet, for instance, place the right-hand toneholes in exactly the same place, with exactly the same dimensions as a normal A clarinet. This is clearly incorrect given the different bore diameters. I also question the assumption that a basset clarinet is simply an elongated clarinet. For it to work optimally, it should be seen as something between a basset horn and a clarinet, with appropriately designed mouthpiece and reeds. Designing the instrument to be used with a B-flat mouthpiece (as is also the case with many Boehm C clarinets) is a compromise to start off with.
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