Klarinet Archive - Posting 000472.txt from 2002/12

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Intonation and allergies
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:45:38 -0500

I have never found it necessary to pull out more than 1 mm at the center
joint. Even 2 mm should not cause the problems you refer to.

Gary
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At 04:25 PM 12/19/02, you wrote:
>Dee, I've seen the advice before about pulling the middle joint out, usually
>as part of a recommendation to pull a little at all the joints instead of
>pulling out a lot at one point - usually the barrel - to get a clarinet down
>that is playing sharp. What happens to the connection between the bridge
>keys? If my bridge keys are even slightly out of alignment, my "forked" (1st
>finger of each hand) Bb/Eb doesn't play cleanly. Doesn't the leverage change
>when you separate the keys? Not to mention the wobble I get when I've tried
>experimentally to play with the middle joint pulled apart. Do you find
>playing with the middle joint apart uncomfortable or in any way unstable?
>
>Very curious...
>
>Karl Krelove

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