Author: graham
Date: 2002-02-19 16:04
Ebonite E flat... hmmmmm There's one of those on sale at Howarths right now. An old Boosey & Hawkes, which (we are told) is a particularly fine type.
But this debate cropped up a good deal in the seventies in the UK when some people were buying Buffets and the question was did they blend with 926s or 1010s. Well, the first issue then was intonation. But that is supposed to have been improved and made more consistent by polycylindrical narrow bore design, and if the tuning of a modern clarinet (well played, of course) is true, then that is so with any of the major brands, and they should mix well. There was also the issue of tone, and it was understandable then that a 1010 might not blend with an R 13 because the bore dimension was 4% bigger. Now, even the narrower bore iterations of Howarth and Eaton are more or less the same as an R 13, so that is hardly an issue. I agree with the comments that the player and set up is more important to blend. As far as choice goes, that is often down to key positioning and feel, as well as weight, but the audience does not hear that.
It often takes even good players ages to notice that I play on Martels, even though they look so different let alone tone and tuning (ouch I admitted it!). When I tell them how old they are they are wide eyed. Couldn't get away with it if I were a professional I imagine.
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