Klarinet Archive - Posting 000370.txt from 2006/08

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] higher pitch standard in Europe?
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:26:26 -0400

In a message dated 8/28/2006 10:06:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
clarnibass@-----.com writes:
The suggestion from some makers that
mouthpieces or clarinets have a fixed absolute pitch
is unrealistic. A clarinet/mouthpiece/reed combination
does not have a precise pitch until a player combines
with them, and the pitch resulting from a particular
set-up can vary by a surprisingly large degree,
depending on who is playing it>>

This is VERY true. Just because a mouthpiece is advertised at "442" does not
mean that you are guaranteed to play at that level. What it does guarantee,
however, is that the "442" mouthpiece, in most situations, and everything
else being equal, will play higher.

Slog through the two Benade books if you want to understand why.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com
World Class Clarinet Mouthpieces

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