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Sharp ring notes on C clarinet

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2014-10-11 17:43

Hello all,
I recently acquired a very nice C clarinet which I find plays very well. Overall the intonation is good, but I've noticed that the "ring notes" in the lower clarion are quite sharp. I've tried pulling out the barrel but that makes the throat tones much too flat. I suspect that the mouthpiece might have something to do with it so I might try a few different mouthpieces, but I'd like some input from someone who knows more about small clarinets.
So my questions are as follows:

What type of mouthpiece might make the ring notes more in tune (in terms of bore size, chamber volume, ect..)?

And, other than a mouthpiece, is there any way to bring down the pitch of these notes without affecting the corresponding notes in the upper register?

-Jdbassplayer

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