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How out-of-tune should a Good efer get?

Author: Marie
Date: 2000-01-19 02:56

I'm considering purchasing a new E-flat, R-13 Buffet. Tone, response, and resonance are decent. However, since the world does not make eflat clarinets in tune, I'm wondering: How out-of-tune can an e-flat get before an e-flat gets too flat (or sharp)?

Suppose we have a barrow that can tune the open G properly, without making any adjustments by the player. How out-of-tune (without adjusting) can the other problem pitches/notes get before the efer is no longer a good buy?

Thanks for your comments.

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RE: How out-of-tune should a Good efer get?

Author: Daniel
Date: 2000-01-20 04:24

Basically, if some notes are to far that you can't lip them up or down reliably, then it won't serve any use.

My old Selmer is in tune in the clarion and lower altissimo register and upper chalumeaux, but the below 1st line E it gets increasingly sharp, and above altissimo E is increasingly flat. All this with the barrel pulled about 1.5mm.

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RE: How out-of-tune should a Good efer get?

Author: Marie
Date: 2000-01-21 08:53

Thank you your informative response, Daniel.

The Selmer I currently play is very similar to yours in pitch.

On the Buffet, the third space C and it's neighbor B-natural play a little high, however, I can adjust them. The same pitches are high on my Selmer. I wonder if that's another Eb tendency?

Thanks again.

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RE: How out-of-tune should a Good efer get?

Author: Daniel
Date: 2000-01-21 18:32

You could try pulling out your bell. On my Selmer i pull it out about 1cm. Brings the pitch down to a nice clear B.. but of course the low E and F are off the scale. So I pull out the barrel different lengths depending on what i'm playing. If i'm playing a piece mostly in the clarion register and above, i only pull out about 1.5mm. But if i have an exposed part on the chalumeaux, i pull out another mm or so. Sometimes i have to adjust my barrel for different parts of the same piece. Or if i don't have time to do that i leave it in the middle and do a little extra finger and lip adjustments.

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