Klarinet Archive - Posting 000405.txt from 1998/01

From: James Sclater <Sclater@-----.edu>
Subj: tuning and articulation
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:48:04 -0500

Recently, a friend and I tried out some new clarinets. We were using a tuner
to check the notes on these new instruments. I noticed that when I started a
note, the pitch would drop (settle) slightly after a second or so. Yet, when I
approached the same note from another note, the pitch was at the settled
pitch. My friend said this happens to him all the time. Is there something
about the onset of air which causes the pitch to be slightly higher for a
moment, or is it, as I suspect, just poor breath control? Anyone out there
had similar experiences?

Jim Sclater