Klarinet Archive - Posting 000227.txt from 2002/11

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Putty tuning
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 23:50:16 -0500

Bill,

could you "amplify" on this. How is this applied; how does it resist
degradation, and what does it do: sharpen or flatten the note?

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Wright" <b5w@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Putty tuning

> Because people here have discussed reducing the size of tone holes with
> putty in order to correct intonation, I tried a bit of "putty tuning" on
> my spherical bell tonight. It's bright orange putty. My daughter
> wondered if I was decorating my clarinet for Halloween, but she observed
> that "You're a little late, Dad, Halloween is over."
>
> "Not while there's still some candy left!" I said as I swiped a Tootsie
> Roll from her bag.
>
> Anyway, now my tuner thinks that I've fixed the low F-natural; and to be
> honest, it does sound a bit more 'lively' to my ear as well.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill <If duct tape won't fix it, orange putty will>
>
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