Klarinet Archive - Posting 001241.txt from 1998/01

From: bill.fogle@-----.com (Fogle, Bill)
Subj: Re: lining tone holes?
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:26:41 -0500

I read in O. Lee Gibson's book that Reginald Kell did this to fine-tune his
instrument.
Bill Fogle
Washington, DC
bill.fogle@-----.com

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> From: dgilbert <dgilbert@-----.com>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: lining tone holes?
> Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 12:31 AM
>
> 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