Klarinet Archive - Posting 000909.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Tuning
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 21:11:03 -0400

On Fri, 15 May 1998, Mark Bradley wrote:
> The reason I think you should use the barrel to adjust G is because it
> is a throat tone. The throat tones are affected more than other notes
> by changes in the barrel, and G would then seem the natural choice.
> Then, the intonation trouble with open G...
[SNIP]
> Wouldn't it be nice to be able to tune well with a single tone. ;-)

If the band tunes on concert Bb, the clarinetist can tune his octave c's
and the 5th....which is a Concert F - including the octaves.

If the band throws out an A, the clarinetist can tune his octave B's
(knowing the low B is sharp, the long B is usually low or in tune, and the
upper B is in tune or sharp - depending on mouthpiece) - the clarinetist
can also check his 5ths.......octave F#'s.

If the Band throws out a Concert F - it makes no difference to the
clarinetist.....he already tuned the 5th with the Concert Bb.

I guess you can tune using one or tune "key" notes......just tune more
octaves and 5ths.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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