Klarinet Archive - Posting 000867.txt from 1996/02

From: Karl Krelove <KClarinet@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Pitch vs Temperature
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 19:04:43 -0500

In a message dated 96-02-25 07:58:45 EST, Tom Labadorf writes:

>I know a fine clarinetist who frequently "rides" the upper edge of
>the pitch center around him on purpose. When confronted, he says he would
>rather play sharp than flat, and playing just slightly above will add a
>brightness to his tone.

Amazing! He must be the only clarinetist in the world who claims to want his
tone to be brighter. Everyone else spends so much energy trying to sound
darker <G>!