Klarinet Archive - Posting 000056.txt from 1994/08

From: Jim Freeman <collnjim@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Flakey A (D/A)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 13:47:55 -0400

On Thu, 11 Aug 1994, Garrett Fitzgerald wrote:

> I've noticed that on my Buffet R-13 A (which I've pulled out due to my
> first professional audition in 2 weeks--wish me luck :-) ), the A
> above the staff (No, the _first_ one, dummy!) is not very secure. The
> clarinet was bought new in 1988, if that helps. Is this something I'm
> doing wrong, or a hardware problem? Or is it impossible to tell on the
> given information?
>
> Thanks for any and all help. :-)
>
> Garrett Fitzgerald
>

You might want to try slightly lowering the register key as you make the
transition from another note to the evil A. This also has the happy
side-effect of making the notes in that neighborhood less sharp. On my
old, tubby A, this helped quite a bit. Now that I have a terrific new A
(thanks, Clark), I don't need to do this to help the note speak, but it
still comes in handy at times to adjust intonation.

Jim Freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)