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Re: Ridenours on order

Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-07-12 17:28

Apparently the 576BC vs Libertas question is similar to whether you'd prefer a Leblanc VSP* or Leblanc Concerto, on which (I've read) they are acoustically based- Tom designed both of those clarinets while with Leblanc. Though I am sure both new Ridenour designs have been tweaked and improved in a thousand ways- acoustics and keywork- by the master. And Tom has shared that hard rubber can be manufactured more precisely than any species of wood, so even if the acoustic designs were unchanged, the new Ridenour models should be superior- to anyone but a grenadilla purist. (Does that make the G1 essentially an updated wooden VSP?)

Both the VSP and Concerto have high marks for intonation and playability. But they play differently (resistance), as do the 576BC and Libertas. My Arioso is supposed to be a pre-576BC, so I suppose it plays pretty much like a VSP. When I first got it I was comparing to my old Leblanc Dynamic 2, and honestly I could not tell much difference in resistance or anything else, which surprised me. One day I will compare to a brand new 576BC and to a Libertas. Then who knows which I might prefer?

*I think there may have also been plastic Vito VSP's of different design. I'm referring to a grenadilla model made in France, though perhaps the Vitos, some or all, were the same as the Leblanc. Somebody help me here.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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