Klarinet Archive - Posting 000340.txt from 2002/11

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] On a matter of pitch
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:50:34 -0500

William,

To get an even more accurate idea about the instruments potential, have
someone else do the recording of the pitch. This without you peeking at the
result while you play. You may find the outcome quite different.

Regards,

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] On a matter of pitch

> Well, I assume you mean this is pretty good.
>
> I have played R-13s for a long time, so I may be doing something
> compensatory, but on balance this is the best in-tuned horn I have ever
> owned. I think I have a good ear, and when I bought it, I didn't waste
much
> time in deciding.
>
> I played these notes several times this morning.
>
> I kinda smirked when I walked out of the store with the horn. At that
point,
> I didn't have a tuner (last May). All of these new gadgets and gizmos are
> somewhat new to me (I've been living in a cave practicing), but I am glad
> that my instincts seem to be borne out. I played about thirteen horns
> looking for a spare to a vintage R-13 I have; not that horn is in its case
> and I play this one most of the time (until I get a new barrel for that
> one).
>
> Mind you, these are average readings, as I am not capable of creating an
air
> column aka Harold Wright or you, most likely. The tone sounds quite solid
to
> be me, but the meter does not seem to always agree.
>
> The clarion D does speak brightly, but since I play that note quite a bit
in
> my swing and Dixie jazz ensembles, I kinda like it. Plus the low G sounds
so
> solid and open that I am willing to live with this for the moment.
>
> My other R-13's and my 1940's matched pair do not come close to this.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] On a matter of pitch
>
>
> > William,
> >
> > Send me your clarinet.....I'll take good care of it.
> >
> > Forest
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
> > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:14 AM
> > Subject: Re: [kl] On a matter of pitch
> >
> >
> > > I have a new R-13, and am using a Seiko ST757, I wonder how the
> following
> > > stacks up in the pitch department, not knowing what is good or bad.
> > >
> > > Caveat: this is an average. I find tones can vary +- 2,depending on
what
> I
> > > am doing. Okay so it is in the morning and I've had too much coffee.
> > >
> > > I have tried to achieve as steady a tone as I know how, and I take the
> > > reading when the meter locks for more than a few seconds. I certainly
> may
> > > not be doing this correctly.
> > >
> > > Starting from low E on up, humidity 40 degrees, temp 69.8
> > >
> > > Pitch 441
> > >
> > > E -1
> > > F -2
> > > F# -3
> > > G +1
> > > G# +2
> > > E +1
> > > F 00
> > > F# 00
> > > C 00
> > > C# -3
> > > D -2
> > > D# -4
> > > E -4
> > > F -3
> > > F# 00
> > > G 00
> > > G# 00
> > > A 00
> > > A# 00
> > > B 00
> > > C +3
> > > C# +5
> > > D +7 (yikes, but I know the reason for this. I opened the
bottom
> > B/E
> > > to get the low G to speak more cleanly. It needs to be adjusted.
> > Carefully)
> > > E +3 !! (proves the point)
> > > F 00
> > > F# +2
> > > G +2
> > > G# 00
> > > A 00 (absolutely dead on)
> > > A# -1
> > > B 00
> > > C 00
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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