Klarinet Archive - Posting 000397.txt from 1999/05

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Intonation Problems
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 04:03:57 -0400

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From: Paulette W. Gulakowski <pollyg@-----.com>
Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Intonation Problems

>... What is so disturbing about mechanical tuning to
>get as close as possible to "true" so the player can get on with making
>music? We could be handwriting these messages on parchment and sending
>them to each other by pony express you know! (okay, I have anachronisms
>there. You know what I mean.) Why is it that many claim the ONLY way to
>play in tune is with "correct" embrochure? If we can change the
>instrument to make it more user friendly, why is this wrong? If more
>people can play, and play well, or better with mechanical/machining help,
>why not?
>Paulette

One drawback is that with an incorrect embouchure, the tone quality will be
not develop properly. The student could be perfectly in tune and sound so
bad that no one would be willing to listen.

Adjustable barrels could be valuable if the horn itself is consistently high
or low. Or one could just get a longer or shorter fixed length barrel.
They can be useful on hot or cold days or in groups that simply tune a
little high or low.

But one should never coddle a bad embouchure. The beauty of the clarinet
sound will not develop. So every effort should be made to encourage a good
embouchure rather than compensating for a bad one by gadgets.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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