Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-15 16:19
With the term 'blown out' in mind, how do you reckon a 'blown out' instrument would compare to one that hasn't been played in?
When playing an older instrument, is it easy to tell being 'blown out' from being in a state of disrepair (ie. leaking like a sieve, but only just playable), and will it play any better having had the full works done to it to bring it into top notch form?
And what specific things define an instrument as being 'blown out'? Is it in the condition of the instrument as a whole, or just the condition of bore? Or a botched DIY repair job to make it half playable, or years of poor maintainance and accumulation of grease and dirt in toneholes? Or is it something else - if so, what?
I've got two Bb Series 9 full Boehms - the newer of the two is my regular clarinet which I stripped down and fully rebuilt (it's now airtight and plays great), and I bought an older one which I've done nothing to yet (and plan to turn this one around to be my main clarinet) - it's out of adjustment and the pads are in very poor shape (as well as duff venting and it leaks like a sieve), but it plays well enough over the entire range for me to hear it has the superior tone than the newer one, and therefore a lot of potential. I can only assume having the full works done to it will make this one hard to beat. And with the term 'blown out' in mind again, this one is certainly far from it.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2007-09-15 16:21)
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