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Re: New clarinet : Buffet-Crampon BC21 (2021)

Author: maxopf
Date: 2022-02-26 22:35

I had a chance to try the BCXXI, along with the others in my studio. It has some merit — the keywork is beautiful and feels very comfortable under the fingers, as well as the raised C/G chimney. The ring keys are slightly indented/concave, so they feel very natural under the fingers. Legato over the break feels very smooth. But for most of us the bore is so incredibly different that we felt we could barely play it, at least at first. The right hand feels extremely tight, a bit like basset clarinet but more extreme, and the whole instrument is much more resistant than other Buffets. The bore doesn't flare at all until right before the bell, so it won't fit on a standard clarinet peg. The long Bb works, though it's a bit stuffy; the regular throat Bb is actually quite good.

The general consensus is that this instrument would require a lot of time to get used to, as it requires a very different approach to playing. None of us was sure that it would be worth it to so dramatically change our playing to fit the instrument. But it's certainly interesting and worth a try.

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