Klarinet Archive - Posting 000293.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bundy 577 as second clarinet
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:52:48 -0500

Ed,
I am NOT an expert, but a quarter tone sharp sounds
like too much to fix with a mouthpiece or barrel....seems
like you'd end up making your other notes flat.
I'd get a better horn. But what do I know? Ask Mark.
Sue

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Stuart" <estuart@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Bundy 577 as second clarinet

> Hi,
>
> I currently playing on a Bundy 577 with a Hite mouthpiece and a DEG
barrel.
> This is my only instrument. My instructor eventually wants me to purchase
> an R13 at some point in the future when she feels that my current clarinet
> is holding back my development as a player. I had high hopes of using my
> 577 as my second clarinet, once I purchase an R13, but I've found that the
> upper joint open hole notes are approximately a quarter step sharp. This
is
> really killing any work that I do trying to play in tune and I don't want
> the sould of those notes being so sharp "in my head". I realize that all
> clarinets are going to intonation problems that I will have to compensate
> for, but I feel that these tones are just too far out of tune. Is there
any
> chance that this problem with the Bundy can be alleviated? Could a change
> in the barrel or mouth piece possibly alleviate this problem, will I need
to
> take my horn into the repair shop or am I out of luck?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed Stuart
>
>
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