Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-09-01 11:26
If you mean there is intonation problems, then it is possible that the mouthpiece just doesn't fit the A clarinet. If it is only the sound that you don't like on the A, then it is probably something to do with the clarinet, because the same mouthpiece has a good sound on the Bb. It could be the barrel like Paul suggests, or just the acoustics of this specific clarinet.
I like Paul's suggestion of going to a clarinet repairer, they might find somethings to fix. Just one example - if one pad doesn't work very good it can make a lot of the notes very hard to play.
"I have heard the Yamaha "A" horns are much less resistant but I have no direct experience and I really hesitant to even suggest the answer to any problem is to buy a whole new horn."
That is right, but maybe you sould try other A clarinets so you can compare. That way you can easily tell if it is the clarinet that's the problem (though that's kind of a big problem).
About Yamahas being less resistant, I have played Yamaha A clarinet (though only two, one of each model) and they didn't feel at all less resistant than Buffet A clarinets. I have played a lot of Buffet A clarinets in the last two years (R13, RC, RC Prestige, Festival, Tosca, and at least two of each model, plus more in Greenline) and they didn't feel resistant at all. Most of those, and the Yamahas, I tried at a convention where they made sure the clarinets were in excellent condition.
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