Author: harim0suprem0
Date: 2015-05-23 02:37
Hi Norman,
Thank you very much for your input. I have actually experimented with playing at different temperatures, and found that the low F is actually impossible to get in tune at all at 21C or lower unless you play it at piano or even softer. I have asked this question to a good friend of mine who is an excellent clarinettist, and he told me that even 22C maybe quite low. And I have done some research, and found that professional orchestras also have minimum temperature of their performance venue, and if that is not reached, they don't need to perform and must still be payed in full. And I do get that relative intonation is important in very fast passages, but what if your playing a slow passage and the low F is exposed and must be played at forte or even louder? And I already know that some clarinets have vents to raise the pitch of the low F, but as I have already mentioned, people tell me that the room I'm playing in should at least be 23C and at that temperature I can play the low F in tune at fortissimo anyway. I know this seems like I'm overreacting to a small issue, but I'm trying raise the quality of my clarinet playing to its very best.
Post Edited (2015-05-23 03:34)
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