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Re: Couesnon Monopole Conservatoire clarinet

Author: m1964
Date: 2022-11-29 04:06

Chris P wrote:

> Some didn't even have the C#/G# tonehole countersunk to leave a
> nice flat crown for a pad to seat against - it was left as a
> plain tonehole (like the LH3 tonehole) and the pad was curved
> to match the radius of the joint.
>
> Maybe they wanted maximum depth of the C#/G# tonehole for
> tuning stability or for better tone quality, just as you'd see
> the C#/G# tonehole bushed on German/Oehler systems and more
> recently on some Buffet A clarinets.
>

Two very good points:
1. I used to have a French stencil that had a plain C/G# tone hole- it was very difficult to get the pad to seal well, so eventually I had it countersunk like other tone holes. Cannot remember the tone quality of C# on that clarinet.

2. The new Buffet RC Prestige A clarinet does have a chimney that almost eliminates the dullness of the low C# I experienced with any other Buffets I had or tried.

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