Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 2007/03

From: Simon Aldrich <simonaldrich@-----.ca>
Subj: [kl] Hole in bell to sharpen long B?
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:53:25 -0500

Hello all

My C clarinet has good pitch overall but is conspicuously flat on the
long B and C (and the low E and F).
I hope this problem can be addressed by shortening the bell or
enlarging the resonance hole already in the bell (24mm from the top
of the bell).
My C clarinet's bell is 92 mm (which does not seem overly long since
my Eb clarinet's bell is 76mm and my D clarinet's bell is 81mm).

Firstly, does anyone have any experience enlarging a resonance hole
in the bell to raise the pitch of the nearby notes (long B and C)?
Secondly does anyone have any experience with the more invasive
notion of shortening the bell to raise those notes?

Thanks in advance.

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Simon Aldrich

Clarinet Faculty - McGill University
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Principal Clarinet - Orchestre de l'Opera de Montreal
Clarinet - Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Buffet-Crampon Artist/Clinician

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