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Re: New Vs Old Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-08-13 11:48

Although production methods have improved over time, the attention to detail in a lot of new instruments is very much lacking in comparison to a clarinet made around 50 years ago by the same company.

With regard to Stradivaris, I remember seeing an electron microscope image of the timber he used, and a modern violin. The pores in the wood on the Stradivari were open, but on modern instruments they were blocked which could be one of the aspects in what makes a Strad sound the way it does.

I did a concert a while back (Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto) and the soloist http://www.ruthpalmer.com/ was playing a Strad - it cut right through when the orchestra was at full tilt and projected through the hall very well even in the quietest passages, so with such a dynamic range you can see why they're the instrument of choice by the leading players.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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