Klarinet Archive - Posting 000911.txt from 1997/08

From: Dennis Nord <nordden@-----.com>
Subj: Chromatic Tuner & Intonation
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:13:50 -0400

Hi everyone,

I recently got a chromatic tuner with the intention of improving my
intonation on both clarinet and tenor sax. We didn't have these little
marvels when I was starting out 40+ years ago. Now I have 40+ years of
bad habits to correct!

Anyway, this little box seems to indicate that I can't play hardly a
single note in tune. Well, OK, one note, A 440, but after that it's not
looking too good.

So, can anyone please offer some practical exercises for using a
chromatic tuner to improve intonation. There is only one offering in
the Klarinet Archives for making a chromatic tuning chart. This method
records the intonation of an instrument (actually the whole setup), but
makes no recommendations for correction and improvement.

Thanks.

Dennis Nord
nordden@-----.com

BTW reed players are neurotic enough searching for the perfect reed --
searching for perfect intonation could push us over the edge!