Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 2010/09

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] TUNING-Clem Hutchinson
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:11:44 -0400

Kurt Heisig wrote:
> Clem was an oboist as well as a clarinetist and conductor.
>
> He was adamant that a band needed to be tuned to the clarinet. He would tune the clarinet section to their open G and then their low C, followed by B in the middle of the staff.
>
> His reasoning was that if the clarinet section tuned all of their joints to the solo clarinet, the section would be much better in tune.
>

That's very interesting. Our band also tunes to the clarinet, but
that's mostly because I have the strongest personality in the band. ;)

I have heard at least one source claim that the clarinet is not
necessarily the best tuning post. Because our tone is poor in the even
partials, there's a possibility of missing "beat" notes with instruments
in certain octaves. The oboe, having a more balanced set of overtones,
is supposed to be a better choice.

Now, I admit that has exactly the kind of pseudo-scientific aura that
makes it likely to be an urban legend, but there it is.

--
Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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