Klarinet Archive - Posting 000430.txt from 1999/05

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Different pitched Clarinets timbral qualities
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 12:07:15 -0400

In a message dated 5/9/99 11:46:45 AM Central Daylight Time,
bhausman@-----.com writes:

<< I believe it was Roger Garrett who mentioned that
Yeh's playing of all of them was very similar in sound, which proves it is
possible to minimize any difference that may exist.
>>
When I was in the Toledo Symphony, I repeatedly played bass, eb, Bb, and A,
sometimes all in the same concert.

To keep from going nuts, I had a set of mouthpieces made by a prominent
mouthpiece maker, with the instruction of keeping the type of facing and "the
bite" similar. This helped the consistency of my playing, and made switches
much easier.

It also introduced a "unity of sound" that I was very comfortable with.

I did not try to minimize the differences in timbre, but I did try for a
rich, full resonant sound on ALL my clarinets.

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