Klarinet Archive - Posting 000663.txt from 2003/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tuning rings, pulling out and so on
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 20:56:25 -0500

Your band director may or may not know what is best for you and the
other clarinet players.

You might prepare a tuning chart that would show the tuning of your
clarinet when pushed fully together, with a pull of 1/2 mm, 1 mm and 1
1/2 mm. You might also chart the tuning when pulled these amounts but
having tuning rings installed. A carefully conducted study would be
educational to you and it might sway your director if you feel he is in
error.

Another possible way of dealing with it is simply to Do as the Romans
do when in Rome. Remember, you will be moving on shortly.

On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 04:37 PM, Barbara Reimer wrote:

>>
>> Because clearly, there is no 'should'.
>>
>> Tony
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>
> My director seems very irate with the clarinets pulling out at any
> place other than the barrel. How does one, such as myself who hasn't
> studied the clarinet in detail as a professional musician might,
> contradict such a person based on "it sounds better this way"? Or get
> the section, or persons in the section with a particular intonation
> problem, to try new tuning adjustments? A lot of us in this band are
> 'returnees' to our given instruments and the clarinet section this
> year, save a few, is not very strong as a unit. Some sort of shift in
> thinking regarding tuning, I think would help (as a starter). But
> without the support of the band leader how do we accomplish this?
>
> maybe i should just grin and bear it?
>
> Barb
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Richard Bush
Hope to see you in SLC @ ClarinetFest
rbushidioglot@-----.com
ICA member

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