Klarinet Archive - Posting 001131.txt from 2000/12

From: "John & Kerry Masterman" <johker85@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] new
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 06:53:23 -0500

Thanks for the reply Bill.

I have actually compared them with me playing one then the other. Still get
one sounding sharper than the other. (My hubby has a good ear, he says the
same).

Your analogy with the balls is accepted! (Yes bowling is played here!)
Have been looking at buying a a tuner - will have to follow up on that one.
I did pull the barrel out the other night, so that helped!

Is the Vandoren B45 made from hard rubber vs the plastic on the Yamaha?
Just curious...

Thanks, Kerry.

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <Bilwright@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] new

> <><> Kerry Masterman 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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