Klarinet Archive - Posting 000144.txt from 2009/04

From: "DECCA 2009" <decca2009@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] accoustical oddity, Selmer Artys A
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:17:21 -0400


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From: "Martin Marks" <martymarks@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 4:50 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] accoustical oddity, Selmer Artys A

>
> 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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