Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 1999/05

From: "Ed Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet sharpness
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 00:16:52 -0400

I,too, always play sharp in the Summer [about 2 mm worth]. I presume the
bore slightly expands with the greater humidity. And, lets face it, hot
horns play sharp.

Ed Maurey
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> From: Terri Oda <spot@-----.org>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Clarinet sharpness
> Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 11:28 PM
>
> > Lately, I have been noticing that my clarinet has been playing very out
of
> > tune. I play a brand new Buffet R13 and have had no problems playing
out of
> > tune. This new clarinet has been such a relief compared to my old
Noblet.
> > But suddenly I am playing very sharp. Is there anything I can do to
fix or
> > change it so that I am playing at A440 regularly again??? I have not
changed
> > my setup or bought a new barrel or anything. HELP!!
>
> You haven't had a large change in temperature recently, have you? I know
> the weather around here jumped quite a few degrees in the past while (and
> today, the humidity set in. We seem to have skipped spring and headed
> straight for summer!) and I'm playing sharper as a result. It's a
thought,
> if you haven't changed anything else!
>
> -> Terri
>
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