Author: TomS
Date: 2018-06-02 16:53
I have found that the throat E and F to be a bit flat (3-4 cents in respect to open G (with no resonance fingerings)) on most clarinets (my R13/greenline, for example) and with VD MPs ... I've heard that this is often designed into the clarinet because these notes lack resonance and require the addition of some venting, such as the LH C# key ... the addition of this key or other keys improves the resonance and brings the pitch up. If these two notes were "right on the money" the addition of some venting fingerings would make them sharp ... of course, some resonance fingering flatten notes, such as the RH down on the open G ...
However ... I've used and currently using Vandoren M13/M13-lyre/M15 and perhaps some improvements could be made by trying something else ...
Selmer has been making their MPs out of machined rod rubber for eons ... before it was fashionable and while most everyone else was using molded blanks.
And, because I like the option of using Legere reeds, a closer facing seems to work better ... might give the Selmer a try ...
Tom
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