Klarinet Archive - Posting 000357.txt from 2005/06

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet Question
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:58:23 -0400

Have you checked that the first open tone hole (that would be covered by
first RH finger) isn't narrowed with crud?

Until you get the tuning fixed you could tune to the F#s one and two
octaves lower, and use the alternate F# as much as possible (RH first
finger plus sliver key).

--Doug

> I
> am now playing on a Selmer two piece wood alto clarinet that goes down to
> low Eb. The problem that I have been having with this horn is that no
> matter how long I play my concert A (F# top line for me)is always 20
> cents flat. If I push in that note is in tune and all the other ones are
> really out of tune. So my question is, what do I have to have done to
> the alto clarinet so the concert A is more in tune.

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