Klarinet Archive - Posting 000098.txt from 2009/04

From: Martin Marks <martymarks@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] accoustical oddity, Selmer Artys A
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:50:25 -0400


On Sunday, April 12, 2009, at 06:04PM, "Michael J. Wenger" <mjw19@-----.edu> wrote:
>
>I have Selmer Artys (10S) A clarinet, purchased new from WWBW. The
>horn has remarkably stable intonation through almost the entire range,
>and generally has a very nice, focused sound. The one exception is the
>clarion G up to C: in this range, intonation is stable, but the tone
>is oddly thin, and the resistance is noticeably greater. It's as if
>the notes in that range have had their low-frequency components
>filtered out.
>
>I'm playing the horn with one of Walter Grabner's wonderful K11
>mouthpieces, and either a Vandoren 56 Rue Le Pic 3.5+ or Grand Concert
>Select 4 reed.
>
>Has anyone had similar experience with this particular horn? Any and
>all hints and suggestions for working with this problem would be
>appreciated.
>
>-Michael
See if you can make the first pad over the first hole on the right hand joint more open and also the left hand joint pads. If the pads don't open high enough the notes will sound stuffy. These clarion notes are very often sharp on A clarinets when the pads open
to the correct height. If they don't open high enough the clarion register will be stuffy.
martin

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