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Re: Bb to A Clarinet Problems

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-04-08 02:09

I'll second (third?) naming a leak as a likely culprit. This could be something you've gotten used and have learned to accommodate, and now the change in resistance between the A clarinet and the Bb is upsetting your accommodation.

If it isn't a leak, it could be the slightly different finger stretch between the two instruments. The A clarinet RH will be slightly more spread than the RH will be on the Bb. You could be missing a hole by a hair. That's something that you just have to get used to. One thing to do is always practice your music on the instrument you'll be using to perform it. Make the instrument switch even when woodshedding at home so you get used to the feel of each instrument in the music you're playing on it.

Karl

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