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Re: Higher resistance improves overtime?

Author: KaiLiau
Date: 2017-09-09 08:22

Thanks a lot for the reply, Karl.

It's great to know the resistance is likely to decrease overtime.

Maybe it is not the right word calling it "stuffy". Sorry English is not my first language.

I have no troubles articulating cleanly and playing high notes soft or loud on either. I am pretty sure the shop I went to is very capable so there should be no mechanical issues on these either.

Let me use parable....Playing the one that has intonation issues is like playing a good reed that is already broken in, while playing the one with better intonation is like playing a new reed that you see great potential because of the sound it produces and how easy it articulates (despite more air is needed) but it is so new hence slightly harder and more resistant. It probably just needs to be played more in order to soften to be just right (meaning with comfortable resistance).

At least this is what I am hoping what the better tuned clarinet will happen. I actually got this clarinet about a week later because I noticed the first one had tuning issues and wanted to confirm. I am not sure a week worth of playing (assuming no one played it previously) to an otherwise identical clarinet will make such a difference in resistance.

BTW, the one that has more resistance happens to have Hamilton plated keys and Yamaha says it plays darker. Is higher resistance a means to achieve this darker sound? They do sound different (in addition to the resistance difference) but I can't really tell if one is any darker.

Post Edited (2017-09-09 08:27)

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