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Author: Rick2
Date: 1999-08-05 05:28
Check several things.
1) Clarinets are made to be in tune with the barrel pulled out a little so that you can tune it either a little sharper or a little flatter. If it were desiged to play in tune with the barrel pushed all the way in, you could only adjust it in the flat direction. My Leblanc plays in tune when pulled out about 2 millimeters. I have a picture of Benny Goodman where you can see his barrel is pulled out roughly that same distance.
2) Make sure you aren't pinching the reed. On the long list of problems that causes, making you sharp is somewhere in the middle. As a test, puff your cheeks when you blow to see if your intonation improves. If it does, your emboucher is probably pinching. (Note that puffing the cheeks is only a way to force you to loosten your emboucher as a test, not as correct way to play).
3) Lesser quality horns can have terrible problems being in tune with themselves even in the same register.
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Hillary |
1999-08-04 03:04 |
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ted |
1999-08-04 17:18 |
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ted |
1999-08-04 17:35 |
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STuart |
1999-08-04 20:24 |
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angella |
1999-08-04 22:32 |
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RE: horn blowing sharp new |
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Rick2 |
1999-08-05 05:28 |
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