Klarinet Archive - Posting 000390.txt from 2003/12

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Intonation of buffet full boehm
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:07:09 -0500

In a message dated 12/18/2003 1:52:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, david@-----.com writes:

> The F I can with some difficulty bring in tune with an embouchure adjustment but when I get to low Eb it is impossibly out of tune. The odd thing (or as it seems to me) is that long B and C are perfectly in tune... My question is is this normal for a full boehm clarinet and more importantly can it be fixed?>>

The low F and E are flat to some degree on most clarinets. Clarinetists live with this as almost anything you do to correct it will make the B and C higher.

The low Eb could be altered by shortening the bell or - possibily - drilling a small hole in the bell.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com

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