Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2007-01-17 20:48
Malernes are good, solid student-level basses. Very comfortable mechanism, excellent sound and intonation in the lower (chalumeau and throat) registers. The downsides: keywork metal is soft and very easily bent; response and intonation in the upper (clarion and altissimo) registers are generally pretty lousy.
Playing-wise, roughly comparable with most Leblanc products (Vito, Normandy, Noblet, Leblanc-Paris model 400), though not as sturdily made.
Just my opinions (from having owned/overhauled at least ten of these things, under various brand names as well as the manufacturer's). In fact, I have one now which I've extensively modified, still doesn't play that great up top!
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