Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2017-07-07 02:02
Sam, it's not just whether you play out of tune, but if you do so with relative equality among the notes on your instrument (i.e. issues of temperament.)
Life might be easier if clarinets consistently, with respect to this measurement, played out of tune. Then again, who knows with the application of acoustical physics applied to things like tone hole placement. To wit: changing barrel length affects some notes more than others to such a point where space between the upper and lower joints should change before further barrel adjustments are made, in least in cases of sharpness.
I'm not suggesting you go out and get another instrument, but a rubber one like Ridenour's might have more of the answers you seek that the setup on your mouthpiece.
As far as synthetic reeds go, I think Legere has really stretched the limits of the space, in good ways, with the Euro product. In my opinion synthetics have come a long way. They're great for me in practice or on a day where cane just isn't "doing it."
But I find just too many issues with intonation on them. Maybe it's me, maybe it's my mouthpiece. Others have reports similar problems, and yet others non-issues.
I haven't heard there to be that much of an issue with the quality of sound assuming the tuning isn't a concern. After all it's the player that makes the sound given the setup. But that's been in an indoor space, not your venue.
If others in the know don't report sound quality problems a Legere Euro may be the way to go for you.
It might also depend upon the piece, as upper altissimo notes seem to have larger tuning and playing issues.
I think, I may be wrong, that other posts here on what makes a good Legere Euro mouthpiece tend to lean towards longer rail closer tipped ones.
Good luck.
(A Legere Euro user, but by no mean a convert from cane.)
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