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 Re: Any ideas for bringing a "blown out" instrument back to life?
Author: JEG ★2017
Date:   2019-04-19 17:56

John Peacock's post piqued my interest; I had been thinking recently about the state of my R13 B-flat and A clarinets, both of which I bought new. I bought the A in 1967 and the B-flat in 1979. The B-flat replaced the one I bought in high school that I wasn't quite happy with. It was chosen for me by Robert Genovese.

I was a professional into the mid 1980s when I quit and went into IT. I started playing in earnest again in 2000 and have been at it ever since. So I haven't been playing at the rate that Harold Wright would have but still, the horns are not new by any stretch of the imagination.

My A is especially intriguing. In my opinion the sound has improved over the years. I remember thinking that like many A clarinets the sound was dull, but in recent years I've been appreciating how rich the sound has become. is it the horn or have I improved that much? Don't know...

I did try an R13 A recently that someone was trying out and I was surprised as to how resistant it was. Mine is not overly resistant but it does not feel like what people might think of as being blown out. It also has calcium deposits in the upper joint bore. I don't know if that makes any difference.

My B-flat has always been vibrant and rich, and I still use the stock barrel that it came with.

I heard first-hand from Harold Wright and Stanley Drucker about replacing their instruments after about 10 years. Considering the amount that they had to play on a daily basis I think that the clarinets might definitely have changed at a different pace than my horns.
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