I thought intonation was built into the instrument, much like a piano. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:56 AM, Jim Cathey <jim.cathey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it the craftsmanship or materials that changed for post-1955 >> clarinets? Country of manufacture? Automation vs. hands on manufacturing >> process? Metric vs. English? ;) >> > > As I just mentioned, the design was changed to no longer be > purely cylindrical. Nothing else changed. All are (were) handmade > in France, from the finest wood available. The base instrument was > invented in France, in 1630, which puts it over a century before > the introduction of the metric system; your guess is as good > as mine regarding the units of the dimensions! > > I have heard one opinion that the _sound_ of the older ones is > better, but the _intonation_ of the newer ones is better. > Translation: easier to play in tune. > > "Honey, I bought you the best-sounding clarinet available!" > (It even says so on the sash that's inside the case. So it > must be true!) > > -- Jim > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
