[Dixielandjazz] Clarinet sound - was Brian Shanley

[Russ Guarino]

Steve,   I learned clarinet on a metal "Contental Colonial".  It was not
very good.  When I got my Selmer Signant 100, it was a god send.

Russ

Stephen Barbone wrote:

> List Mates-
>
> Lots of clarinetists are convinced the Albert System has a bigger sound
> than Boehm, or that Selmer cuts through better than Buffet etc. I don't
> profess to know whether that is so or not because lots of clarinetists
> also say the exact opposite, and then there are those who say that
> instrument type, brand, or what it is made of, doesn't make a bit of
> difference. They claim it is the column of air that the player projects
> through the horn that determines the sound. It is the player, not the
> horn, they say.
>
> Note a few months ago that the "Mississippi Rag" had a feature article
> about players who prefer metal clarinets. They claim that sound is
> better than wood. And so the argument rages on.
>
> As a footnote, I tried one of those bright red molded plastic clarinets
> that a teen age fan/player brought to our club date a couple of weeks
> ago. Sounded pretty much like my Selmer, might even have had better
> intonation within itself, and played easier that my Buffet. What now?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
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