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Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp

Author: GenEric
Date: 2017-08-26 10:01

I just got a hold of a Libertas and I'm super happy with it. It is a completely different horn from the Noblissima. Keys feel snappy and high quality, and it's just a much more responsive and open instrument. Cant really describe it but whenever I play a note, it just lots on plays it perfectly. I'm really happy with the instrument

I know that Tom's clarinets are famous for their consistency and tuning. I don't know if anyone else has this problem but my Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp. Lower register is fine. upper register C (123,123 + pinky) is also great. As I go up, it gets steadily sharper but once I go to the thumb + octave F, it's fine. My upper register G is just very sharp. Has anyone had this problem before? Should I just play the instrument for a little longer and let it "settle in", or is it just a clumsy fix that I totally ignored?

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Re: Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2017-08-26 19:34

You need to pull out at the middle joint so G is in tune. on mine I have to pull out around 1mm.

-Jdbassplayer

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Re: Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-08-26 21:07

GenEric wrote:

> I don't know if anyone else has this problem but my
> Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp.

I'll assume G5 (space above the top line of treble staff, G 123,000).

> Lower register is fine.

Including C4 (123,000)? You'll need to check, if you pull the middle joint apart to tune G, that C doesn't go flat.

> upper register C (123,123 + pinky) is also great. As I go
> up, it gets steadily sharper but once I go to the thumb +
> octave F, it's fine.

I have no idea what "thumb + octave F" is - do you mean (T/R 123,100), the note just below the G that's sharp?

> Should I just play the
> instrument for a little longer and let it "settle in", or is it
> just a clumsy fix that I totally ignored?

Not sure what you mean by a "fix" that you ignored? If it's a new clarinet, I'd contact Tom Ridenour and ask him these questions. That much sharpness in one note isn't something that's designed into the instrument, nor is it a tuning idiosyncrasy that a designer like Ridenour would ignore. So, I would think something isn't right beyond the slight changes you might or might not notice as you and a new clarinet settle into each other. I would be concerned also about its going "steadily sharper" as you move up the scale from C5.

I don't have any personal experience with Tom Ridenour's clarinets, so I don't know what tuning compromises he has made in his designs, but from his reputation I doubt he would build anything into the instrument that a player would find so obviously noticeable or would need to "fix" with any major adjustment. Contact Tom and ask what he thinks.

Karl

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Re: Upper Register G is almost 30 cents sharp

Author: Burt
Date: 2017-08-27 02:06

On my Libertas, the G just above the staff is sharp, but only by about 10 cents. Low C is in tune. I've experimented with pulling out between the joints, and it takes less than 1mm for me. But I find that it's easier to blow the G flatter than the low C sharper.

I had the same problem on my old pre-R13.

Burt

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