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Author: syd-clar
Date: 2002-01-17 23:41
Hello
After logging on and reading a lot of postings, and see how people get "into trouble" for bringing up old subjects. I was a bit afraid to ask this question ... but I did do a search and didn't find any particularly helpful information relating to my question ... which is: is there a place I can look at (web site) where clarinets and compared by their technical specifications? I'm looking at purchasing a new e flat, but am undecided between the big brands. I'm not after your opinion about your own clarinet, by the way.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-01-17 23:46
AFAIK all you can do is go to the manufacturer's web site and look. However, buying a clarinet by technical spec is fraught with danger!
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-01-17 23:55
"G'day mate". Look for what it's worth - I adore my LeBlanc and I only purchased it after trying out other models. I just liked the "feel" of the Le Blanc's key work - the Buffet ... not my cup of tea, but plenty of people swear by them. I suggest you go to a "big" store and try a few out. You might be plesantly surprised (Selmer's are nice too).
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Author: Peter
Date: 2002-01-18 02:14
The only way to buy a music instrument (most especially one of the types which offer so many variations, even within the same manufacturer and models, as the clarinet) is to try them out until you find one that suits your idea of what you are looking for.
Same with the mouthpiece and reeds.
If you don't already own a clarinet, then purchasing an instrument vs a mouthpiece becomes a question of what came first, the chicken or the egg (although that last one has already been answered.)
In that case, take with you someone who knows.
Never buy a clarinet by technical specifications. Odds are you'll be sorry if you do.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-01-18 03:19
Good advice above from the "usual suspects".
It is quite eye opening (and ear opening) to play the different models and brands in a side by side test. Take someone with you to help you with your choice. A second pair of ears can sometimes help you with your final decision.
In the end, people (and the audience) don't care about your bore size, number of keys, type of plating, etc, etc, etc....(ad nauseum)
It's sound that comes out of the end...plain and simple, and if it pleases you...GBK
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Author: Stephane
Date: 2002-01-18 08:12
Peter wrote:
>then purchasing an instrument vs a mouthpiece becomes a question of what >came first, the chicken or the egg (although that last one has already been >answered.)
Do you mean you know who came first between the chicken and the egg? I'd love to know!! (Sorry for this non-related clarinet disgression...)
Stephane (France)
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Author: A David Peacham
Date: 2002-01-18 10:49
Assuming that we interpret the question as "which came first, the chicken or the chicken-egg", the answer follows from elementary genetics. The chicken-egg came first.
An adult is genetically identical to the egg from which it hatched, but it is not genetically identical to the eggs it lays. Therefore the first chicken must have hatched from a chicken-egg, which was laid by a bird that was not quite a chicken.
Of course, this is nonsense. Species evolve gradually, not stepwise. But is less nonsensical than supposing that the first chicken predated the first chicken-egg.
Mark: Apologies, this is (1) absolutely off-topic (2) liable to run foul of your warnings about religious discussions, if there are any creationists out there. They would presumably argue that, just as God created Adam and Eve as adults, so he must have created the first chickens as adults, not as eggs.
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Author: jez
Date: 2002-01-18 12:50
One bit of spec that never really gets mentioned is the spacing of keys and comfort under the fingers. If you have quite big hands like me, I recommend you try the Selmer Recital; I can't play any other model without adjusting (or removing) some keys.
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Author: gretchen
Date: 2002-01-18 15:55
David, that's so funny! it makes sense though...my friend and i have a little inside joke about the 1st chicken being mutated and then laying an egg that laid an actual chicken...hmm......
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Author: Peter
Date: 2002-01-18 18:10
Stephanie,
I read a scientific report some years ago, where it had been determined that the chicken was the result of two other, perhaps somewhat related birds having mated. I can't remember it well, or where it was that I read it (no, it wasn't Rippley's,) but in subsequent discussions, I've ecountered other people who also had read and/or had knowledge about this, as well.
David,
Very good.
Jez,
Very good. That's another reason he needs to go out anf try them out.
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