Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2012/01

From: David McClune <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Barrels
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:05:18 -0500

I would like to clarify this discussion. The traditional Vandoren mouthpie=
ces were designed to play at 442 and the 13 series to play at 440. The 13 =
chamber is more scooped out which provides the perceived warmer sound. =

A research project about 20 years ago found that it took 22 minutes of play=
ing clarinet before it was warm enough to have a stable pitch. A clarinet=
is not "in tune" until that warm up time is complete. THEN...we can tune =
with precision.

Doubling in pit ensembles is a unique problem unto itself! If I have to pl=
ay a given instrument cold during the show, then I tune it cold to figure o=
ut where to pull/push the mouthpiece (sax) or barrel (clarinet). That is w=
here the shorter barrels come in handy.

David

Dr. David McClune
University Professor of Music
Union University-1862
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

731-661-5294
dmcclune@-----.edu

www.mcclunemouthpiece.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Marks [mailto:martymarks511@-----.com] =

Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:29 AM
To: The Klarinet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [kl] Barrels

Not only are they longer but in the quest for darker sounds the bores have =
gotten larger and the new Vandoren 13 Series are considerably flatter than=
the traditional Vandoren clarinet mouthpiecea. The 13 Series Vandoren mou=
thpieces are supposed to tune to A440 but on a cold clarinet they will ofte=
n play very flat until the clarinet is warm.
This is of particular concern to doublers who often must play on cold instr=
uments, thus the need for 64mm or sometimes even 63mm barrels even on newer=
clarinets

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Lelia Loban <lelialoban@-----.net> wro=
te:
> Nancy Buckman wrote,
>>It has been my experience that the mouthpiece will sometimes make a =

>>huge
> difference in in pitch on different clarinets. >
>
> I'm an amateur and still emphatically denying that I collect =

> clarinets, although I do seem to own, er, quite a few of them . . . =

> and yes, I agree with Nancy that the mouthpiece can affect the pitch. =A0
> The relative length of the mouthpiece to the barrel to the upper stack =

> above the topmost keys has varied considerably over the decades and from =
one manufacturer to another.
> In general, I find that modern mouthpieces are longer than antique or =

> old vintage mouthpieces, and consequently the newer beaks often make =

> old clarinets play flat.
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://www.scoreexchange.com/search?composer=3DLoban
>
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