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Re: Palatte and jaw shape on tone quality

Author: Genevieve
Date: 2013-09-16 03:19

Hi Norman and Ed, thanks for your input. Last fall I upgraded from my Vandoren M13 (which I had played on since 7th grade and was rather worn out) to an M30 and replaced my Bonade ligature with a Rovner Versa. Those alone made a huge difference in my tone. I still play on a Yamaha barrel that has been adjusted, but it is consistently out of tune. :(

As for why I'm set on an r-13 or similar model, my teacher did try my clarinet out several times during the semester when problems came up. She was able to somewhat conclude that it had not been very well taken care of by the previous owner and was "blown out". Not only that, but since I have owned it it has cracked twice: once above the A key and the second time behind the register key and through the tone hole. There are also a few other issues, such as tight springs on the pinkie keys which doesn't help me technically as I'm double jointed in my pinkies and thumbs. I tried an r-13 and it made playing so much easier for my physical oddities, which is why I'm looking at purchasing one