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Author: leonardA
Date: 2005-04-25 16:24
Sometimes my C above the staff is flat despite how much "lipping up" I do. Is there a key that can be pressed to bring it into pitch?
Leonard
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Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-04-25 16:36
Me, too.
But, to my surprise (and relief), when I put a litte piece of sponge (packing material) and then more recently a tooth guard (made by my dentist) over my lower front teeth (one is sharp because out of place) , the note came out right on the (tuner) button. (I could hear it as "right" too, in an arpeggio ending on that C note.)
I suppose I was not biting down quite hard enough on my unprotected tooth, although I didn't consciously bite harder with the guard in place. Who cares. It worked!
As for other fingerings - I'll let the experts have their say.
JDS
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-04-25 17:04
Hi Leo A - How old a cl are you playing, what make? Many horns made before 1955 were cylindrical in bore, and [IMHExperience] often played flat above top-of-staff G. After Buffet's success in improving the pitches of the 12ths via modified-enlarged upper U J bores and other [maker's] methods, most high-note flatting was cured. So, that feature besides embouchure etc improvements may be worthy pf consideration. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Alphie
Date: 2005-04-25 17:05
Are the throat tones flat too? Try a shorter barrel. If not, try a shorter reveresed conical barrel like Moennig or Chadash. Usually they help equalizing the mismatch in the upper region of the instrument.
Alphie
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Author: pewd
Date: 2005-04-25 17:15
clean the register vent with a pipe cleaner. remove the register key, run a pipe cleaner in there , then put the key back on.
are the pads on the top ok?
gunk in any of the tone holes on the top joint?
is it flat when someone else plays the horn?
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: elmo lewis
Date: 2005-04-26 01:15
On some clarinets you can put down the first 3 fingers of the right hand or the low E key with the right hand little finger.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-04-26 01:19
Try hitting one of the sliver keys (also called "banana" keys). Such as the one for the clarion F# or the one for the clarion Bb.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Jenab
Date: 2005-04-26 21:49
Sounds like a mind over matter problem. Might try some mouth adjustments. I play my Eb clarinet more than my Bb one, and the pitch in the Eb clarion register seems to be sensitive to how I hold my teeth-tongue-cheeks. I can usually sharpen up a flat clarion E at least up to Bb by little mouth adjustments. High C is hard though. And I can't reliably produce an altissimo scale on my Eb clarinet.
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Author: alto_and_bass_clarinetist
Date: 2005-04-26 22:21
I have this problem with many high notes as well, so, on soprano, I allow more air to leave the instrument by opening some unused holes, such as, sfalexi has stated, for example, the LH Sliver Eb/Bb key, the RH B nat/F# sliver, and the RH (sometimes even LH) G#/Eb pinky key. I dunno if it's just me, but opening up some of those holes fixes my personal intonation problems.
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