Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-03-16 02:14
bassclgirl92 wrote:
> I am unsure if the instrument was always sharp, as I primarily
> play bass and have not played clarinet since my marching band
> days (and when I did, it was a different horn).
>
Given what you say above, you might have someone else try your setup and see if the intonation problems travel with the instrument. Those clarinets weren't designed to be out-of-tune. But they were designed AFAIK with cylindrical barrels and mouthpieces of the time. Is there anything on the barrel you have to indicate that it was a Selmer barrel or, better, originally included with the 9?
> I went to the Backun site and spoke to someone there who
> recommended a slightly longer Fatboy barrel, and said that my
> mouthpiece tends to play high.
>
Are you using a 5RV Lyre Series 13 or the Traditional 5RV Lyre? The Traditional Vandorens do play slightly higher than the Series 13s, but if you already have a Series 13, that advice seems less valid.
> When it's warmed up, however, the middle notes (particularly
> C up to A) are insanely sharp.
Which are the "middle" notes? Do you mean the chalumeau notes leading up to throat A (C4-A4)? Or the clarion register C5-A5?
Karl
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