Klarinet Archive - Posting 000637.txt from 1998/11

From: "Hiroshi Nagatsuma" <hiroshi@-----.jp>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re:_[kl]_Concert_A_pitch,_again?
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:53:12 -0500

Again. I think every orchestra clarinet player has a cotract with the
orchestra about what pitch range she/he should play such as 440-442Hz. I
would like to know what range american players have in their contracts.
FYI:In Japan 442Hz is prevailing.
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>At 01:12 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Alan.Woodcock@-----.net wrote:
>>> Vandoren advertise special mouthpieces (with the -13 suffix : M13
etc)"for
>>> American players who play at A@-----.
>>Which
>>> implies that others, don't.
>>
>>I play a Buffet R13 with Vandoren mouthpieces. I have been told that
the -13
>>series mpcs are specifically designed for the R13. I can attest than my
>>5RVLyre plays about 10 cents sharp (from A440) across the entire range =
of
>>the clarinet while my 5RVLyre-13 plays pretty well in tune (+/- a few
>>cents).
>>This is subjective, but I beleive the -13 mpc actually sounds better wi=
th
>>my R13 than does the non-13 - the mpc bore is certainly different.
>>Incidentally,
>>I use both mpcs regulary - the non-13 version for jazz/blues (to cut ov=
er
>>the
>>guitars in my small combo), and the -13 for everything else.
>>
>This would make sense, as the R-13 is most popular in America, where the
>A@-----. The 5RVLyre is probably pretty
>close if you are tuning to 442, and the -13 should be right for 440, sin=
ce
>it is designed for people who play R-13's in America where they play
"flat."
>
>
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>If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
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