Klarinet Archive - Posting 000120.txt from 1999/10

From: Dave Sandusky <daves@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sounding Flatter
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 17:53:44 -0400

I am inclined to agree with the camp that mentions that certain mouthpieces are
built sharp. Example: A number of years ago, I switched from the stock Buffet
mouthpiece that came with my R-13 to a Vandoren B45. The horn used to play
extremely well in tune. But with the switch (everything else exactly the same),
I immediately went sharp about 8 cents or so. I use a spacer in my barrel,
which brings me right back in (and doesn't seem to harm the 12ths), but I am
thinking if I get a B45-13 that has been mentioned recently, I might get back to
an A@-----.
Dave Sandusky

Karl Krelove wrote:

> My own experiences with sharpness have almost always turned out to be reed
> problems. To begin with, a reed that is too stiff will be sharp. In fact,
> any reed that's unresponsive, even if the problem is simply poor balance,
> will make a reed play sharp probably because you end up biting on it to make
> it play. I'm going to guess, with absolutely no factual knowledge as basis,
> that a Morgan RM10 may have a tip opening of 1.10mm. If the curve length is
> anywhere near standard for a French-style facing, I'd suspect that many 3.5
> VD's and almost all 4's would be too heavy.
>
> Of course, your embouchure mustn't be pinching the reed, even if it's the
> ideal strength, and the inside of your mouth must be open enough to produce
> a full sound. Thinness with the sharpness might indicate too much tension in
> the throat and not enough opening in the oral cavity itself.
>
> Is it the player or the equipment? The quickest way to find out is to trade
> with someone else who plays in tune. If the intonation stays with the
> player, it's you. If it follows the equipment, then it's time to figure out
> where in your setup the problem is.
>
> Karl Krelove
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: musaki@-----.sg]
> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 3:51 PM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: [kl] Sounding Flatter
> >
> >
> > Helo all,
> >
> > I'd just like to ask about this pitch/tuning thing... I realized that I'm
> > perpetually sharp... even before warm-up... and that means that I'm
> > constantly "out of tune" with the band or ensemble I'm playing with. It's
> > getting on my nerves as time passes. I'm using a Morgan RM10 mouthpiece,
> > with vandoren #3.5s, and sometimes #4s, and a metallic ligature. The
> > instrument I use is a Yamaha Custom YCL82. Everytime it comes to tuning
> > during band practices or concerts, I always end up pulling out the barrel
> > joint, and the middle joint... to a substantial amount(at times, could
> > reach about 4mm!), and still end up sharp... now I wonder if it's the
> > player (me, in other words :( ...) which is really the problem,
> > and not the
> > instrument combination. One of my friends suggested that it might
> > be due to
> > my "oral structure", the inside of my mouth... but, I'm really
> > still trying
> > to find a solution, if there could be one...(I've tried adjusting
> > the bell,
> > the ligature and the reed, but alas!... most of the time, I still am
> > sharper than the rest of the clarinets, for eg.)
> >
> > Hope I can find some helpful opinions here, that I may ponder
> > upon and find
> > out about. :D
> >
> > Thanks to All in advance! Cheers!
> >
> > regards,
> > Jessie.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
> > "...for there would be no life
> > without music...and then i will
> > choose not to live..."
> >
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