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Re: Bb/A: Difference in playing feel

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2017-07-25 00:32

Its the perenial question in clarinet design of compromise.
Every aspect of the instrument e.g. tone, intonation, response, player feel, etc is a compromise.
So manufacturers have to choose where to make these.
Yes my Leblanc LLs have a very similar feel between Bb and A.

But Buffet have often chosen the path to try and optimise the tone and tuning on each individual A and Bb clarinet, witness the use of different barrels on the Bb and A.
So as a result the feel between the Bb and A tends to differ more than on other makes.

You pays your money and makes your own personal choice.

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