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Re: Barrel for sharp clarinet

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-07-10 19:00

Pulling 2.5mm is enough to make you want to find something that's pitched lower (but it's still a lot less than a centimeter). I don't know anything about your Selmer 2*, but it could be tuned to A442 or thereabout. Some mouthpieces tune higher than others. Just to check the theory, you could try a Vandoren Series 13 model - M13, M13Lyre, M15 (or others, depending on the tip and facing curve you prefer). The 13 Series is deliberately pitched lower than the Vandoren Traditional counterparts. I never noticed, either, that the D'Addario X0 or X5 I played for a short while were sharp.

There are American makers who produce mouthpieces that play at about A=440 without the Vandorens' drawbacks. The Fobes CF and CWF I've used are in tune. Walter Grabners's mouthpieces never seemed sharp. The ones I recently bought from Bob Bernardo and am currently using tune very well.

I wouldn't wait to try things - 9 months is time enough to have gotten the muscles up to strength.

Karl

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