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Re: voicing pin

Author: donald
Date: 2011-08-27 11:36

It's a common mistake to describe the register vent on the clarinet as an "octave vent" (or octave key), so common that i no longer correct people, especially when the mistake is made by people on this board (who most likely DO realise that the registers are not an octave apart...).
As for the Hasty pad (originally referred to as the "Hasty insert" i believe). It doesn't alter the tone of the notes in the upper register per se, but stabilises them slightly- which may enable the player to voice them more efficiently. It may also result in a slightly more fuzzy throat B flat (when using the standard fingering).
There's a fairly good chance that your friend notices her upper register is improved because, well, she now has a better clarinet.
If you have a cork pad on your register key it's fairly easy to make one, it won't instantly solve any of your tone production issues but will make a difference. Like most things to do with pimping your clarinet, people could argue forever about exactly how much difference...
dn

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