Klarinet Archive - Posting 001236.txt from 1998/01

From: Jeremy Pickett <jerp@-----.com>
Subj: Re: lining tone holes?
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:26:37 -0500

I suggest that you read Arthur Benades book "Horns, strings, and harmony"
before you start doing anything to your tone holes. I also recommend
Boehm's book "The Flute and Flute playing". It has alot of stuff in it
that is applicable to all instruments.

Jeremy

On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, dgilbert wrote:

> Am I crazy or do I recall hearing about adjusting the pitch of selective
> notes by lining the insides of tone holes? ie. painting them w/
> clear nailpolish (I'm not tough enough to use bright pink )
> Does this lower the pitch of the note whose tone hole is open?
> How effective is this? How significant is the effect? Lowering a pad
> somtimes causes the note to speak less well. Is this an alternative?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave G
>