Klarinet Archive - Posting 000252.txt from 2005/02

From: X-MailScanner-madprof@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 16 Feb 2005 21:14:59 -0000 Issue 5824
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:01:15 -0500

> Dan, only trouble is, the Vandoren mouthpieces are designed for the narrower
> French bore, and are not a good match to the wider-bore B&H clarinets. The
> sound will be great, but do check that the intonation is OK, especially the
> twelfths and the throat tone region. I gave up using Vandoren mouthpieces
> when I had B&H clarinets, for this reason.

I went through the whole range with a tuner, just now. No huge problems, all
notes can be bent enough, at least, and I'll get used to it, and to where things
need bending, with practice, as much as I expect. I am not really expecting
to have absolute bang on pitch for every note. It is a new French mouthpiece on an
old English clarinet played by an inexperienced student with non-adjusted reeds.
My teacher seems to think I have no hope of ever playing well in tune with this
clarinet anyway (He believes in "There is only 1 good type of clarinet, and Buffet
is its manufacturer." and "Thou shalt play on wood alone". *sigh*). Anyway,
The low G seems to be a lot better than it was before (it was disgustingly sharp).
I guess I will find out more as I practice with it and find out all the wonderful
new peculiarities of it. Joy joy joy.

> Glad you solved the hiss problem, though!

Me too. :-)

Dan

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