Klarinet Archive - Posting 000091.txt from 2005/11

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Tuning Question
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:23:08 -0500

GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:

> Almost all bass clarinets are built sharp. Almost any bass clarinet is
> much happier tuning to 442 than 440. Getting a bass clarinet to play
> at 440 and be in tune with itself usually involves many compromises.

OK, but the latter is a consequence of the former, surely .... ? If you
wanted to build a bass from scratch to play at A440 you could do so.
But I'm guessing that because of the size of the thing, to make tuning
changes that are consistent throughout the instrument is a lot more
difficult than it is on an ordinary clarinet, right?

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