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Author: YCL-450
Date: 2006-05-09 01:25
Well I've been gently breaking in a new YLC-450N clarinet and it seems a bit resistant as compared to my older YLC-450N that has about six months on it and is free blowing. I use the same reed but not the same mouthpiece. So I wanted to ask everyone who got their clarinets new if it was resistant at first but got better after a while of playing and breaking in. I bought the other clarinet, mentioned, used and it seems that it was a bit resistant too at first but then I had never played the clarinet before then.
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Author: Alexis
Date: 2006-05-09 02:58
The mouthpiece can have a massive effect on resistance.
You can't really compare two different clarinets with a different set-up, there are too many variables.
I would suggest trying with the older mouthpiece if you have it, or perhaps a softer reed.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-05-09 10:45
Almost every clarinet, irrespective of price or brand, needs adjustment when it is new, before it plays well. Get it done.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2006-05-10 16:55
YCL-450's english is very 'english'. This may be a fake question to check what people do think about.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-05-10 17:01
Hiroshi wrote:
> YCL-450's english is very 'english'. This may be a fake
> question to check what people do think about.
????
YCL-450's IP shows (Shreveport?) Louisiana - why would this be a 'fake question'?
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Author: stevensfo
Date: 2006-05-10 17:16
>> - YCL-450's english is very 'english'. << -
What on earth does that mean?
Steve
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Author: YCL-450
Date: 2006-05-10 18:05
YCL-450's english is very 'english'. This may be a fake question to check what people do think about.
Heck, it's about as english as you get considering that I actually speak english. Well, southern english. Anyway the question is legit, obviously, so why waste our time with silly conspiracy theories. I hope I spelt that there english right.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-05-10 18:46
I hope I spelt that there english right.
Arrgh! My eyes, my eyes! ;-)
--
Ben
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-05-10 19:21
Who cares about his grammar, syntax, or spelling -- I've seen a LOT worse on this BB, some of you are "the pot calling the kettle black". (Furthermore I don't see anything wrong with his posting, and my Dad was a linguist among other things, and practically beat 'good English' into us when we were kids.)
What I'm curious to find out are two things:
1) Why, Mr. Yammie from Looziana, are you replacing a 6-month old clarinet with a brand new one of the same model? None of my business, I know -- I'm just curious.
2) What makes some folks think that new clarinets become less resistant after a few months of playing, and what might be the physical phenomena causing such an effect? I haven't personally owned a new instrument in maybe 20 years, so I really don't know.
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Author: YCL-450
Date: 2006-05-10 20:08
David Spiegelthal wrote:
> Who cares about his grammar, syntax, or spelling -- I've seen a
> LOT worse on this BB, some of you are "the pot calling the
> kettle black". (Furthermore I don't see anything wrong with his
> posting, and my Dad was a linguist among other things, and
> practically beat 'good English' into us when we were kids.)
>
> What I'm curious to find out are two things:
>
> 1) Why, Mr. Yammie from Looziana, are you replacing a 6-month
> old clarinet with a brand new one of the same model? None of
> my business, I know -- I'm just curious.
>
Not replacing, just got a great deal on it. Too good to pass up. I guess I didn't really need it but what the heck, now I have a spare.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2006-05-10 21:47
maybe the thought of a clarinet becoming "freer" after months of playing is really a product of their system getting used to the backpressure. When you expect it and know it's coming, you're probably likely to notice it less and less until you don't notice it at all.
US Army Japan Band
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Author: kal
Date: 2006-05-11 00:04
I think what Hiroshi means is that up until now, YCL-450's posts have, for the most part, read as "engrish" - very broken English like that spoken by native Japanese speakers. Two glaring examples of this are ending a question with a period rather than a question mark and using wrong words that are very similar to the correct word (such as "effect" rather than "affect" in the thread about his cracked upper joint). I, too, had the notion that English was not his first language.
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Author: YCL-450
Date: 2006-05-11 01:17
kal wrote:
> I think what Hiroshi means is that up until now, YCL-450's
> posts have, for the most part, read as "engrish" - very broken
> English like that spoken by native Japanese speakers. Two
> glaring examples of this are ending a question with a period
> rather than a question mark and using wrong words that are very
> similar to the correct word (such as "effect" rather than
> "affect" in the thread about his cracked upper joint). I, too,
> had the notion that English was not his first language.
I guess I speak english better than I write it. I blame that on not paying attention in grammer class which I hated. Actually though, I do know basic punctuation but sometimes I, like many others, don't realize our mistakes because we are engrossed in the composition of the post. Anyway, back to the subject. I tried a Hite Premiere mouthpiece with a Vandoran 1-1/2 reed and it really opened the clarinet up and improved the tone quite a bit. So, I guess the resistance was the setup and not the clarinet.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-05-11 01:35
YCL-450 wrote:
...
The rule on spelling (you don't point out mistakes of others) extends to grammar and punctuation. So we'll all just let it drop.
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Author: eskil
Date: 2006-05-13 18:23
I agree with sfalexi - I've noticed that a new clarinet might feel resistant at first, but that it gets less resistant after a month or two. But that has happened with clarinets that were decades old and well used when I bought them - so I think it is more about your getting used to the clarinet, than the clarinet changing.
Only my opinion, of course, not a scientifically proven thing.
/E
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Author: Dee
Date: 2006-05-14 12:12
Sometimes, with playing, the pads on a new clarinet or an older one that has been sitting around, simply "settle in" and seal better. This leads to less resistance.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-05-15 03:04
I think poporly seating pads hardly improve with use. IMO it is more a case of the player getting used to subconsciously pressing harder on the offending keys, which is not a good habit to get into. Ity tends to let you down when you play faster passages
Post Edited (2006-05-15 03:05)
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