Klarinet Archive - Posting 000793.txt from 2002/05

From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: selmer intonation
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:07:29 -0400

<><> Don Gross wrote:
Or did I totally misread your post?

Yes, you did in part; but I think that each of us omitted half of a
truly complete statement. For my part, instead of typing:

<<You will discover that your embouchure and everything else about your
face and breath support *change* as you move up the scale.>>

I should've typed: "[....] will change as you play the scale, but it
shouldn't unless you specifically want some aspect of your sound to
change as you move up the scale --- which may be the case sometimes
because an unchanging sound (including 'on-the-needle' intonation)
becomes boring."

My thought, with which others on the List obviously disagree, was that
learning the limits of your control comes first. It's hard for me to
imagine how you can make an intelligent choice about instruments (spend
your money wisely) until you have a feeling for what you can control, or
can hope to control eventually, in your own playing.

I was not trying to express an opinion about Selmer. In fact, I have
no experience and therefore no opinion about Selmer. It's a truism
that every instrument involves compromises, and I assume that there are
some people on this list who disagree that Selmer's compromises are
demonstrably the wrong ones ??? (that's a question, not a statement).

Thanks,
Bill

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