Klarinet Archive - Posting 000192.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Short barrels
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 13:39:18 -0400

At 08:47 AM 9/6/98 -0500, Dee Hays wrote:
>I believe that it has been the custom for a very long time now to build
>beginners' clarinets on the sharp side as beginners typically play flat due
>to their undeveloped embouchure. I had an old Conn Pan American, estimated
>age of 60 years, and it was quite sharp compared to my Leblanc of 40+ years
>in age. When I sent my Leblanc in for an overhaul, I had to play that older
>student horn and had to get a barrel 2mm longer than what came with it in
>order to play in tune with the band.
>
While this may or may not be true, my own experience with Bundys, Vitos,
etc., does not confirm your theory. No, I have not done any sort of
scientific study, but my statistical sample IS larger than the one you
cited. :-)

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