Klarinet Archive - Posting 000448.txt from 1996/04

From: Bill Fogle <bfogle@-----.EDU>
Subj: key/pad "clearance" and throat tones
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 03:42:08 -0400

Does pad clearance/mechanical tuning have a marked effect on the tone of
individual notes? I've noticed since playing it more lately that my
Selmer Recital Bb has extremely airy, insubstantial throat tones. I can
get a sense of this because other Bb's I've got show up the difference
(same mouthpiece, reed, etc.) The Selmer is in all other respects a great
instrument. I'd like to investigate the question as a possible function
of key/pad mechanics. Does this compute?
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Bill Fogle
Washington, DC
bfogle@-----.edu
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