Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2005/11

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Tuning Question
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:19:43 -0500

In a message dated 11/7/2005 9:05:46 PM Central Standard Time,
klarinetteman@-----.com writes:
When warmed up my bass plays very happily at 444 when all the way pushed in.
I swear that at one point I saw someone mention that Buffet 1193s were
tuned to 444 anyway.>>

Blake - the other thing you might want to look at is what mouthpiece you are
using. Mouthpieces can cause the "basic pitch" to vary widely, depending on
the size of the chamber and also to a lesser degree, the height of the upper
baffle.

For bass clarinet, I can make a 440 mouthpiece, a 442 mouthpiece, or a 444
mouthpiece, depending on what blank I use and how much I take out of it -
using varying techniques.

<<I guess my question now becomes...if you are pulled out that far, how do I
get the 2 bridge mechanisms to touch? I am pulling out to the point that
the bridges are not meeting up. Should I just build some type of bridge
extension?>>

If that's what you need to do.....try it!

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
World-class clarinet mouthpieces

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