Klarinet Archive - Posting 000259.txt from 1997/04

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Barrels
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:56:30 -0400

Yes , manufacturers make 440, and 442 clarinets. It is not the barrel that
is the main difference. Even mouthpieces are made for the 442 pitch.

At 03:26 PM 4/8/97 +0200, Dirk Kussin wrote:
>Adam> Many American orchestras (and all wind bands) tune to A440. In
>Adam> Europe, A 442 (I think - I expect to be corrected if wrong) is
>Adam> most common. As Nathaniel Johnson said - "so you can play when
>Adam> the others are going sharp" (or are tuned "sharp" as the case
>Adam> may be).
>
>Adam> Also, as David Blumburg said, unless you play A 442, you should
>Adam> get a longer barrel for better tone.
>
>Is it not true that many producers of clarinets provide two pitch
>versions of their clarinets? (This is at least true for some Buffet's
>and recently I saw an ad for the new Selmer "Signature" which is
>available in two versions (A=440/442); what about other clarinets
>(Buffet, Selmer, Leblanc, ...) ?) And is the only difference between
>these versions the barrel?
>
>Dirk
>
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>
>
David C. Blumberg
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwinds Instructor Univ. of Penn., Bryn Mawr College
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