Author: Franklin Liao
Date: 2010-07-09 02:28
I have currently been using Forte C clarinet, which ... frustrates me a little bit going to upper clarion and altissimo.
I used to be something close to 20 degrees flat on that horn, uniformly so. Echoing Nitai Levi, this was much rectified by using of all things, the Yamaha 5CM mouthpiece. However, I have found no remedy for the following:
*altissimo and upper clarion being more even in resistance. I felt this distinctly against all the Bb and A that I've tried throughout the last 2 months.
*intonation going to altissimo.
These two points have been rather frustrating for me since I've grown to really love the C horn. A C clarinet fits my hands more than Bb or A, it lends itself to playing by ears well, it has a lovely sound at that.
All of these have prompted me onto a search for a solution... to be frank, an equivalent in having say CSG or Symphonie in C. The E11 and RC Prestige in C I have heard require post-production works, with E11 needing the register tube moved about to get it right.
Stephen Fox has indicated that re-lining and repositioning the register tube the Forte are doable in order to cure a horn, but I wonder if there's any clarinet in C that, even when out of the box, is every bit as easy to speak as their class equivalent in Bb.
Morrie Backun's words can be summarized in that going through a lining operation is no panacea. One does not simply fix a clarinet to get in tune to Mordor.
The worst of all, trying out a C horn is easier said than done. It would seem that one would come across an effer easier than a harmony horn...
I wonder whatever should I do.
Post Edited (2010-07-09 04:09)
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