Klarinet Archive - Posting 000418.txt from 2000/08

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Unloading.....
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:53:31 -0400

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:17:02 -0400, bhausmann1@-----.com said:

> At 12:33 AM 8/16/2000 +0100, Tony Pay wrote:
> >
> > I've noticed that I tend to assign 'rightness' to a piano rather
> > than to myself, even if I suspect the piano may be out of tune, and
> > even on occasions when subsequent investigation shows it indeed to
> > have been out of tune. I suppose that's a psychological effect.
> > Perhaps there's a similar psychological effect in the opposite
> > direction with an obviously 'synthesised' sound.
>
> In most PERFORMING situations, of course, the piano or organ MUST be
> assumed to be right, since the pianinst is unable to make the
> adjustment, but a clarinetist can adjust his barrel, setup, or
> embouchure with RELATIVE ease.

I dunno. I could say, that's really out of tune, but I'll get to it.

> Obviously synthesized sound is, I believe, so obvious because of the
> lack of richness of overtones, and, I suspect, the "in-tuneness" of
> those overtones (that and inaccuracy of attack).

The 'buzzy' sound of a tuning machine is very rich in in-tune overtones.

Tony
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... Start slow and taper off.

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