Klarinet Archive - Posting 000472.txt from 2002/04

From: "Klumpes, Ron" <Ron.Klumpes@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Multiphonics?
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 01:41:38 -0400

What was on your music stand? The Echo Sonata by Berndt Olaf Uncer? =20

/Ron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John J. O'Neill [mailto:avodah@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2002 14:22
> To: klarinet
> Subject: [kl] Multiphonics?
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> Dear List: While practicing my Bb clarinet today, the tones suddenly
> started coming out as doubles. In other words, there was a=20
> phantom tone
> that sounded along with each tone that I fingered. This phenomenon
> occurred over the entire range of the instrument. I tried to stop the
> effect by pushing on rods, keys, etc., but to no avail. I even changed
> mouthpieces, reeds, and ligatures, but the double tones=20
> prevailed until
> I walked a few steps away from my stand. As soon as I did this, the
> double tones disappeared. I could not reproduce this effect=20
> again until
> I returned to my stand. Have I discovered the secret of=20
> multiphonics? Is
> it related to the curse of Sneezy? What do you think caused=20
> the double
> tones? =20
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