Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 1995/04

From: Ed Pearlstein <e_p@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: A good question...
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 22:31:13 -0400

: > On Sat, 8 Apr 1995, robert villarreal wrote:
: >
: > > 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 have a similar problem with the bass clarinet, except that it's with
the B and C above the staff. Slurring to them gives no trouble, but when
tonguing, those notes sometimes refuse to start.