Author: Micke Isotalo ★2017
Date: 2019-04-16 16:13
Last July (2018) I made a comparison of the sound between a new Festival Bb and a new RC Prestige Bb.
The results below are based on recordings of the entire chromatic scale on each clarinet (up to d#6, or d#3 as in my notations below) and then a comparison by a playback of three notes at a time in instant succession on the Festival and the RC Prestige respectively (that way the sound of each one stays fresh in memory).
Please note that the "accessories" (mouthpiece, etc) I used were quite out of the norm, so the results may be very different with another setup.
Both clarinets were played with a PlayEasy A' German bore mouthpiece, Pilgerstorfer Concerto #3 reed, BG Tradition ligature and a Wurlitzer Reform Boehm A-clarinet barrel (!). ”F” stands for Festival, ”P” for Prestige.
1 e–f#: F less ″vibrant″ (that's good in my opinon, since I favor a smooth sound)
2 g-a: F less nasal
3 a#-c: F a lot less nasal
4 c#1-d#1: F more full and a lot less nasal
5 e1-f#1: P more full and solid
6 g1-a1: Equal
7 a#1- c2: Equal
8 c#2- d#2: F less shrill, steadier
9 e2-f#2: P a little bit less edgy
10 g2- a2: P a little bit less edgy
11 a#2-c3: Equal
12 c#3-d#3: Equal
* Summary: The Festival wins 5 rounds (mainly at the lower range), the Prestige 3, 4 were equal.
However, the best advice as always is to try out for yourself. Your results would be different from mine, even with the same setup.
Post Edited (2019-04-16 16:35)
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