Klarinet Archive - Posting 000580.txt from 1995/06

From: Lisa Gartrell Yeo <ux403@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Is clarinet European?
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 13:47:58 -0400

You may want to check out your mouthpiece as well, which can
dramatically affect your intonation. How is the tuning on your
Bb clarinet?
>
>I have a Buffet-Crampton A clarinet that I picked up used about a year
>ago. Recently I picked up a Korg tuner because I was curious about the
>intonation. I notice that this clarinet seems to
>play sharp (about 20 cents) througout the range from F below the stave
>to the F above. I've tried a longer barrel and also pulling the existing
>barrel out which seems to help through much of the range, although the
>highest notes remain sharp, although not as much.
>
>I'm wondering if there is a possibility that this might be a European
>instrument tuned to A@-----.S A=440? Or if it might be a problem
>with my embouchure? Just thought I'd check before investing in another
>barrel. The serial # is 76713.
>
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>Tom Ascher Internet: u15310@-----.edu
>University of Illinois at Chicago Phone: (312) 413-3665
>
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