Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 2001/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wobbly Joints & Getting High Notes
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 04:20:19 -0400

At 04:06 PM 10/5/2001 -0400, Robert Moody wrote:
>...Considering the discussions out there about minute changes
>that affect timbre and pitch on the clarinet, does the space
>and edges exposed from pulling out at the joints affect the
>playing of the instrument tonally? I mean, are the ring-
>spacers worth using (I already have some)?

Too much of a gap tends to affect intonation, especially in throat tones
with the barrel pulled out too far. It adds quite a bit of volume to the
bore. Tuning rings are an easy and inexpensive solution.

>I also get the impression that my Prestige was not tuned to
>A440. Is there any information out there to support this notion?

It is probably tuned to A=442, as is becoming the custom these days,
especially in Europe and Asia.

Good luck in your performance!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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