Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-12-15 13:39
I was just practicing so I decided to check those things on my bass too. I put the tuner on 441 and played with the neck almost all the way in (maybe a mm out). I checked that some notes are pretty much in tune this way.
The long Bb is, like I remembered, very sharp, and impossible to really play in tune. It is a bit stuffier than the B (which isn't stuffy, to clarify in case I was accidently giving the impression that it was).
The throat A and Bb are very possible to play in tune and I would consider them to not have intonation problems. Obviously they have to be a little flexible. The A is very in tune, and the Bb just very slightly sharp.
The side trill key Bb is very in tune, only a little flatter than the A, and very usable. The tone of this fingering is slightly better than the regular throat Bb, but both are fine.
The B with the fingering of throat A and top trill key is good enough both in terms of tone and intonation to use for trills and also for other places, though I don't really remember ever using that, except for some ideas that I use for some pieces (i.e. not for a regular or trill B note). The response is good and the tone is a little stuffy but ok.
The B played with throat B and the Bb trill key is very flat. Maybe ok for trills, I doubt I'll ever use this for the B, and same for the C. Only if I press with my lips like crazy I can get the C in tune and the B close to in tune. I think putting those tone holes a little higher might be a good idea, but I definitely prefer a more in tune side Bb than an in tune A# to B trill, and I think it would make the side Bb sharper more than the B.
There isn't a very significant difference in tone between the throat Bb and long B, definitely nothing that would create a problem and prevent me from using both of them in a melody, etc.
Re the other thread, the long B isn't especially sharp. If I try to play it as sharp as I can, then with the tuner and neck as I mentioned, it is approx. 10 cents sharp.
Post Edited (2008-12-16 04:26)
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