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Author: ez
Date: 2009-08-13 05:29
Just curious, do they use intermediate level clarinets? or do they stick to R13 all the time?
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-08-13 06:06
Pro level players, use pro level instruments.
Although Buffet is probably the most popular clarinet used, Yamaha, Leblanc and Selmer are frequently seen, as well as handmade clarinets from custom makers.
The only exception to the above might be a pro level player possibly using an intermediate level auxilliary instrument (ex: E11 C clarinet)
...GBK
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-08-15 01:01
I've never known a professional player to use anything other than a professional clarinet. And yes, they use all the major brands now and you will find all the models of the manufactures being played today. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: donald
Date: 2009-08-15 03:02
I do know of one very fine Pro player who uses an intermediate clarinet- she has an old E-13 A clarinet that her former teacher (from the early 1990s) had worked on extensively (re-sizing tone-holes, register vent, and i believe some work on the bore). This clarinet has the best intonation of any A clarinet I've ever played, and I've recently played $10,000 Tosca A clarinets with intonation no better than an R13. I suppose it makes sense that if an top model can still have such a variation of quality that some play poorly, then it is possible that an intermediate model may also play well.
This player is, however, the only pro player i know not using a clarinet marketed as "top of the line" (R13 or higher on the Buffet scale).
dn
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Author: Ed Lowry
Date: 2009-08-17 04:13
And don't forget that higher prices don't necessarily mean better instruments.
Check out Sherman Friedland's clarinet corner where he rails about this issue, extolling the cheaper, but in his view, highest quality Ridenour clarinets.
While purchasing a Buffet in Paris in the mid 1980s, I had an interesting conversation with the salesman (a very fine clarinetist) about C clarinets. It was his contention that the generally held view in Paris at that time was that the best was the Leblanc Noblet, which was their second line.
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Author: Chris Hill
Date: 2009-08-17 14:27
I play a Noblet C clarinet, with a Chadash barrel. The scale is excellent, and I like the sound. The barrel that came with my Noblet was too short, which probably accounts for much of the pitch instability with that barrel. I'm not nearly as impressed with their Bb and A clarinets, and through the years have used Selmer 10G, Buffet R13, and now Chadash.
Chris
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Author: mrn
Date: 2009-08-17 16:10
I have one of the original Bundy Resonite Eb clarinets (ca. 1948), which despite its being plastic, is a very good instrument. Although I don't play professionally, myself, I wouldn't feel silly playing it in an orchestra, even a professional one.
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Author: Wicked Good ★2017
Date: 2009-08-17 22:20
While my Bb, A, and bass clarinets are pro-level Buffets, I also play my 1950s-era Normandy Eb and 4-year-old Patricola C in orchestras. The Normandy in particular is a very fine instrument, despite its student-intermediate status.
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