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Clarinet does not sound correct

Author: Nux
Date: 2018-08-13 23:14

Hi everyone

I recently ordered the student Bb clarinet from Gear4Music and received it 4 days ago. I am new to the clarinet but am familiar with the ocarina and I play the piano. The reason I come here is because the clarinet does not sound correct, and by that I don't mean the sound is not good, but if I refer to the fingering charts for Bb clarinet that i found, I can tell by hear and by verifying with my piano and another piano on my computer that there is a 2 semitone difference. When I place my left thumb and my three fingers, it plays a Bb (And, referring to the fingering charts, it should play a C) and this goes for everything in the instrument. While I was searching for a problem in my specific instrument, I found that the demonstration video that is on their website for this specific clarinet also has the same problems: if i compared her hands position to the note played, there is a 2 semitone difference.

My questions are: - Am I correct, did I make a mistake, is the clarinet finally sounding great ?
- I rewrited the charts and modified it with the 2 semitone difference, and for some songs who required only "white keys", it is way more difficult in terms of fingering, so where could i find a cheap -and still great- (I'm only a student) Bb clarinet ?

Thanks a lot for your time and help.

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