Klarinet Archive - Posting 000375.txt from 2005/06

From: "Robert Reyes" <robert.reyes@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet Question
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 02:29:35 -0400

No it's not covered with crud becase I had this horn repadded by in Jan.
And it's always in the case whn I'm not playing it, so I don't think it is
crud. I looked and it looked clean to me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet Question

> 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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