Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-11-03 22:55
Hi Dave-
No problem- few BBoard threads stay purely on topic, and I'm one of the worst offenders for taking them astray. :-)
Q- The throat Bb sounded better with the new tube, in addition to being much more in tune. This leads me to think the old tube was an actual error (not following the acoustic design). This clarinet was a manufacturer sample and was rejected (became a 2nd) because of incorrect lower joint bore diameter. I bought it cheap as a backup horn rather than buying some random Vito off eBay, LOL. After the register tube correction, it is really nice. Covering RH tone holes while playing throat Bb is an old habit of mine. On most clarinets it markedly improves the tone, certainly that was true on my previous Leblanc Dynamic 2 and Yamaha YCL61. Ridenour clarinets I find throat Bb already sounds pretty darned good, so the resonance fingerings don't make such a dramatic difference, but I do them sometimes anyway. With the short old tube / sharp Bb, I was adding all 3 RH fingers and even trying F/C which helped lower the pitch, in addition to a lot of lipping down. Now with longer new tube and OK tuning on Bb, I hear little difference RH fingers down or not, same as my Arioso.
C- I use side Bb when it's easy to do so- and sometimes I find it easier to do certain flourishes (rarely do I trill) that way. And it does sound better than standard fingering, but not hugely so on my Ridenour horns.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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