Klarinet Archive - Posting 000404.txt from 1997/05

From: Kathy Beatty <kbeatty@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Experimenting with Bells
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:34:30 -0400

I'm playing an old wooden student clarinet that I just got overhauled a
few
months ago. I've noticed that B'-Eb' sound very flat, something I didn't
notice about it years ago. I don't know whether it's because something
has changed with the clarinet, or whether my listening has become more
discriminating - I suspect some of both. Anyway, this discussion
inspired me to swap bells with an old junker clarinet I have, and it
worked, these notes now play in tune!

Kathy

Jrykorten@-----.com wrote:
>
> I may be digging up old threads here. But has anybody out there experimented
> with different bells on their clarinets? I have found that switching them
> produces quite a difference. I know that the mouthpiece designer - Clark
> Fobes has mentioned this but I haven't heard any follow up.
>
> It seems that the R13 bell on my LeBlanc LX sounds quite different. But skews
> the tuning of the B/E. Has anyone with a LeBlanc tried the "pocket bell"? If
> so how do you describe the difference?
>
> I remember a while ago at the U of M people talking about finding the exact
> rotation that sounds best on their bell, drilling a hole in the bell etc.
> etc. I don't believe I am consistent enough of a player to feel the
> difference in rotation myself. But I try from time to time. Do people still
> do this?
>
> Jerry Korten
> NYC