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altissimo tuning

Author: clarinetfan97
Date: 2012-10-08 16:53

How can you get the altissimo range in tune. My high G is really flat.

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Re: altissimo tuning

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-10-08 17:33

What fingering are you using for altissimo G?

The xoo|xooEb one is sharper than the oxo|xxoEb one (both with the speaker key open and left thumb closing the thumb tube) if that's of any help.

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Re: altissimo tuning

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-10-08 17:57

Get Tom Ridenour's book, which has at least a dozen fingerings for high G.
http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinet.htm#C015.

Try using TRxoo|xxoEb, TRxoo|xoxEb, TRxox|xoxEb, or, if you have time to get to it, TRxoo|ooo plus the 2 top trill keys.

Ken Shaw

Post Edited (2012-10-08 17:58)

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