The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Questions on an "A"

Author: kelly~mn
Date: 2013-01-12 01:25

Hi all-

I guess this question is directed more towards the people who are familiar with older clarinets and fixing intonation problems. I just received an A clarinet from "one of those auction sites". It has no markings on the upper or lower joints except a "made in france" stamped into the wood along the top edge of the upper joint. The bell says "Maitre". The clarinet came with a cheap plastic barrel that is not a match to the instrument itself. I've attached a 65 and 66 millimeter tosca barrels, and a 66 millimeter chadash buffet barrel and played around with tuning. The upper register A is in tune, but the jump to B goes way sharp, and the next higher C is also sharp. I noticed that it goes in tune if I close the register key (but keep overblowing to get the upper register). It seems that the register key is distorting the notes above A. Another intonation mis-hap is the throat A & Bb, which are horribly flat. Other deviations are a sharp C (lower one), and a flat low F and E. Any ideas?

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics