Klarinet Archive - Posting 000112.txt from 1995/04

From: robert villarreal <rvillarr@-----.EDU>
Subj: A good question...
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 17:21:08 -0400

Is there any reason that the 'A' just above the staff is the first note
(while going up the chromatic scale) that has a tendency to refuse to
sound with good tone from the very start of its attack? It seems that if
I have a reed that does not respond at its optimum level in a certain
octave, the 'A' is at the lowermost or uppermost end of that octave.

I doubt that the problem is in my playing (I'm working on my Master's in
Clarinet Performance). Could it be characteristic of the six-finger
instruments?

Incidentally, I seem to recall a similar problem on my tenor recorder.

Thank you.
Robert