Klarinet Archive - Posting 000679.txt from 2003/09

From: Martin Marks <martymarks@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] G# 4 key
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 23:54:15 -0400

On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 12:19PM, Allen J. Levin <alevin@-----.net> wrote:

>A number of keys can help the pitch and timbre of both the B and C. But
>horns are rarely alike. You have to experiment.
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>>Does anyone find that the addition of the G#4 key helps with tone when
>>playing long B natural? I'm jsut curious as I heard it helps, but it
>>doesn't seem to be on my R-13.
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I find that opening the throat G# when playing the long B improves the timbre and also lowers the pitch. This note is sometimes a bit sharp on R-13s. Sometimes I also pull out the bell slightly.
Marty Marks
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