Klarinet Archive - Posting 000053.txt from 2002/11

From: b5w@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Why Bb? (was: reverse Mozart)
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:56:42 -0500

<><><><> Nancy Buckman wrote:
my answer would be that a clarinet pitched in Bb is easier to make play
well from a physics standpoint.

<><> Dan Leeson wrote:
My intuitive response is that it should NOT be more difficult to produce
a clarinet in one pitch as contrasted with another.

Dan,I just wanted to point out that Nancy was talking about the ease of
*playing* a Bb, not of building one.

Actually, I almost made a similar comment, but I deleted it because
perhaps experienced players don't perceive the added breath support that
is required for an A ???

Cheers,
Bill

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