Klarinet Archive - Posting 000061.txt from 2002/11

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Why Bb? (was: reverse Mozart)
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:26:01 -0500

William Wright wrote:
> <><><><> 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
>
>

Thanks Bill, I did not read her question that way and answered an
entirely different one.

Communication is always a problem.

Dan

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