Klarinet Archive - Posting 001129.txt from 2000/12

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] new
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 03:26:19 -0500

<><> Kerry=A0Masterman wrote:
Playing with her, mine sounds a bit flat.

Hello. If you are comparing your intonation on your instrument
against your daughter's intonation on her instrument, you should not
draw any conclusions about the instruments from this. Most likely the
differences between your and her embouchures, breath, tongue position,
etc will have more effect than differences between the instruments will.
It would be more meaningful to compare the same person playing the
same written notes on both instruments; but even if one instrument
sounds flat or sharp, it's still a fact that each of us is better
suited to some instruments than to others. Blaming the instrument
alone is not useful. For example, if you were bowling with an 20-lb
ball (I'm assuming that bowling is a common sport in Australia?), would
you blame the ball if your daughter couldn't bowl as well with it, or
would you recommend that she use a lighter ball?
Given that the ear is influenced by so many factors, you should use
a tuner to check intonation. They can be purchased for $20-$25 (US).
In general, Yamaha Y2CL is a good student instrument, but there are
better mouthpieces than what comes with any student clarinet, including
Yamaha's 4C.
When you are playing with your daughter and the two of you are not
in tune, whoever is sharp can pull her barrel out just a little bit.

Cheers,
Bill

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