Klarinet Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 2012/01

From: "Ronald Coleman" <ron.r.coleman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Barrels
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:23:57 -0500

My own (subjective) experience has been that it takes 15-20 minutes under
'average' conditions to stabilize pitch throughout the full range of the
horn. Of course a colder horn will take longer, as will a colder room, etc.
What I've found interesting (and I didn't really notice it until after
playing for years - probably was not patient enough to care as a kid!) is
that some sections of the horn seem to stabilize before others. On my R13 A
clarinet the part of the horn that seems to always be the last to come up to
pitch is the upper chalumeau. It is less noticeable on the B flat horn. So
warming up only until a certain note is "on pitch", (or installing a shorter
barrel on the horn to achieve a pitch) is not necessarily a substitute for a
good warm-up. I'm sure each horn is unique to some degree - that is just my
experience with my current instruments.

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